Chronicles of a Robotic Musical Companion

Mason Bretan, and Gil Weinberg

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

As robots become more pervasive in the world we think about how this might influence the way in which people experience music. We introduce the concept of a "robotic musical companion" (RMC) in the form of Shimi, a smart-phone enabled five degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic platform. We discuss experiences individuals tend to have with music as consumers and performers and explore how these experiences can be modified, aided, or improved by the inherent synergies between a human and robot. An overview of several applications developed for Shimi is provided. These applications place Shimi in various roles and enable human-robotic interactions (HRIs) that are highlighted by more personable social communications using natural language and other forms of communication.

Citation:

Mason Bretan, and Gil Weinberg. 2014. Chronicles of a Robotic Musical Companion. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178724

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{mbretan2014,
 abstract = {As robots become more pervasive in the world we think about how this might influence the way in which people experience music. We introduce the concept of a "robotic musical companion" (RMC) in the form of Shimi, a smart-phone enabled five degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic platform. We discuss experiences individuals tend to have with music as consumers and performers and explore how these experiences can be modified, aided, or improved by the inherent synergies between a human and robot. An overview of several applications developed for Shimi is provided. These applications place Shimi in various roles and enable human-robotic interactions (HRIs) that are highlighted by more personable social communications using natural language and other forms of communication.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 author = {Mason Bretan and Gil Weinberg},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178724},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {315--318},
 publisher = {Goldsmiths, University of London},
 title = {Chronicles of a Robotic Musical Companion},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_303.pdf},
 year = {2014}
}