Cyther: a Human-playable, Self-tuning Robotic Zither

Scott Barton, Ethan Prihar, and Paulo Carvalho

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2017
• Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
• Pages: 319–324
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176266 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

Human-robot musical interaction typically consists of independent, physically-separated agents. We developed Cyther --- a human-playable, self-tuning robotic zither – to allow a human and a robot to interact cooperatively through the same physical medium to generate music. The resultant co- dependence creates new responsibilities, roles, and expressive possibilities for human musicians. We describe some of these possibilities in the context of both technical features and artistic implementations of the system.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{sbarton2017,
 abstract = {Human-robot musical interaction typically consists of independent, physically-separated agents. We developed Cyther --- a human-playable, self-tuning robotic zither – to allow a human and a robot to interact cooperatively through the same physical medium to generate music. The resultant co- dependence creates new responsibilities, roles, and expressive possibilities for human musicians. We describe some of these possibilities in the context of both technical features and artistic implementations of the system.},
 address = {Copenhagen, Denmark},
 author = {Scott Barton and Ethan Prihar and Paulo Carvalho},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176266},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {319--324},
 publisher = {Aalborg University Copenhagen},
 title = {Cyther: a Human-playable, Self-tuning Robotic Zither},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2017/nime2017_paper0061.pdf},
 year = {2017}
}