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LEMUR GuitarBot: MIDI Robotic String Instrument

Eric Singer, Kevin Larke, and David Bianciardi

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper describes the LEMUR GuitarBot, a robotic musical instrument composed of four independent MIDI controllable single-stringed movable bridge units. Design methodology, development and fabrication process, control specification and results are discussed.

Citation

Eric Singer, Kevin Larke, and David Bianciardi. 2003. LEMUR GuitarBot: MIDI Robotic String Instrument. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176565 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2003_Singer_b,
author = {Singer, Eric and Larke, Kevin and Bianciardi, David},
title = {LEMUR GuitarBot: MIDI Robotic String Instrument},
pages = {188--191},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
year = {2003},
date = {22-24 May, 2003},
address = {Montreal, Canada},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176565},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2003/nime2003_188.pdf},
keywords = {Robotics, interactive, performance, MIDI, string instrument.},
abstract = {This paper describes the LEMUR GuitarBot, a robotic musical instrument composed of four independent MIDI controllable single-stringed movable bridge units. Design methodology, development and fabrication process, control specification and results are discussed.}
}