Waseda Flutist Robot

[Heatherblue2011]

may sound ok and it may be getting every note perfect but you can actually hear the boringness of the tune. i mean, mucis is all about feeling, a robot cant do emotion like that.

[Getauft]

And he can't do flutter tounge!

[bls4eva]

havnt you khants sen terminator?

[pigpower01]

everyone is saying how cool this is, but does anyone notice how freakin creepy it is?!

[troonic1]

Is very Very  good.

Egidio

[Deadlytrick]

flautist

[dude211000]

no emotion,articulation, they need to work on this thing.and its too still....its way to creepy

[Jianju69]

@dude211000-

Try seeing this simply as a sneak peak at the dexterity of the robots of the future. There are also robots that specialize in looking friendly & social. It's just a matter of time before these systems begin to merge to attain higher levels of anthromorphism. (i.e. 'Mr. Data')

[dude211000]

they could of at least made it look a little livelier

[Jianju69]

I recommend that you show them how it's properly done.

[dude211000]

i play the saxophone not flute

[Jianju69]

Yes, but do you build musically talented, charismatic robots?

[dude211000]

i most likely can, but it might take a while and some funds

[vickyvickviick]

haha cute

[ivandvelarde]

how many tracks has this thing?

[chrisxchomama222]

pretty cool but put on some eyes or cloth to make it look realistic

[ksmusikgeek94]

thats crazyyy!

[zazzlegirl]

thats the thing

machines can never play music with emotion

thats why we have live orchestras

[TF414]

is beautifull

[pigpower01]

cool but extremely creepy! watch the eyes!

[m1ndauga7]

yes, creepy indeed

[satrombone1093]

pretty cool, but u just cant match a human. No intonation, aticulation, or mainly, emotion.

[xzippxx]

Wow. Sounds like straight MIDI triggering. If they get some humanize algorithms in there and something to sort out its breathing it'll be better. Right now it sounds like just a straight flow of air with not many pressure differences.

[nhmllr725]

awe man

i always wanted to make an instrument playing robot

but it looks like someone beat me to it!!

[ventouse]

Now it just needs a bit of humanity :)

[TheSchoolWorld]

it has technique, but no style or emotion..

[sugreev2001]

Just in time for Terminator:Salvation

[admiralcrunch1]

That's it, they're gonna take over the world.

[Norrec87]

I for one welcome our new robotic flutist overlords.

[1004800]

That's cool!

[ChicaSonidera]

Oh another flaw, like the "breathing" is too loud. And the clicking of the fingers and stuff. So that's something they need to work on...

[gsmaestro]

It maybe be able to blow air and finger the right notes, but it still takes a human a lot of time to program the piece into it. It also doesn't adjust for intonation, has no expression, doesn't articulate notes very well, can't sight read music, improvise, and the hat doesn't make it any less creepy.

[ilcaragiale]

sound quality is poor

[specterD7]

Matters of emotions and soul in the music aside, I have to give the robot this much: it has successfully depressed all flutists who have spent a great amount of their lives mastering the technicals of the flute, only to see the possibility of a robot replace them.

Now we wait for the day when robots can successfully replace youtube's commenters.

[ptthhhhbbb]

WTF

They stuck a bunch of crap all over the robot. All it's going to do is play flute! Why make the arms able to move or something when they don't even have to?! And the HAT.

On the other hand, I like its bagpipe stomach...

[AuGmENTor]

I could do that, I just don't want to.

[36thgallardo]

lol@hat.

[rooroo1988]

just weird. it's not the same.

[h2w156789]

waw this is amazing. just the fact that it can do something like this takes a great deal of programing skill. i know that robots can't replace human expression and emotion but imagine a completely harmonized band where everything runs smoothly every time; that would be incredible! there will not be as much variation as to the interpretation of different pieces of music, that is something that cannot be replaced, and that is why the world will always need human musicians and bands.

[Mariamousie]

I don't like it. Robots should not play music. Sure he gets all the notes right, but where's the emotion, and the feeling? Also, those notes sound scratchy to me.

[thrann51]

You should be a robotic music critic. The world and Youtube really needs those right now.. and I think you're it. Actually before you make asinine comments perhaps you should post some videos of you playing better than this 'emotionless / feelingless' robot. I'd love to hear it!

[Mariamousie]

Why do you sound like you're taking it personally? I'm just giving my opinion. As for my playing, I may get every note wrong, but I'll get them wrong with heart. :-)

[LegalDuck]

that was a dumb thing to say.

[tally24th]

its so amazing what robots they've created...i rele like the violin playing one too :) and apparently theres a trumpet player...

[flutemegan]

DUDE. I want one.

[3DNT21]

kul

[VersaMusic]

As a flautist I can say that this is pretty remarkable just for the amount of time that must have gone in to the construction of the robot. The control of the ombasure (the lips that are tensing and loosening to control pitch) as well as creating lungs is pretty impressive. Making a robot to hit the right keys at the right time is easy (a player piano is basically a keyboard-playing robot, and those have been around for a very long time), getting it to do all the other complex stuff is hard.

[fucksatanism]

That robot blows.

[antihostile]

and sucks!

[Wodkabruder]

can a machine do art?

[guldwin]

If the said machine can think for itself and is therefore able to do more than simply execute scripts. Unfortunately that won't be for a while.

[xephyr88]

lol I could imagine the convo behind the making of this robot

japanese scientist :oh no it is the deadline and i haven't made any useful robots. maybe i'll use my 50 million yen grant and make a robot that plays flute so i won't get fired and waste millions of yen on something useless.

[CalmedNutHead]

FUCK MY GURLFRIEND THIS WILL DO

[pencilfun17561791]

But

As the science of the same people I

This technology is a positive evaluation of

I make it 5 stars

And I should say sorry

I'm a Chinese

I'm bad in English

My comments is translate from Google

Maybe the grammar is wrong

I just want to express what I think

[pencilfun17561791]

We must think about many things

The worst case is that the human music are replaced by robots

Even robots are composer

As long as everyone will be able to buy a robot to make more than Bach's music

I see

At that time all the music will be performed with the controversial scientist

This music ethic will have a term

[pencilfun17561791]

Such a robot

Play music every time out to be computer-controlled - not feelings - very accurate

The blowing up of the music has lost the essence of the original

But I also know - one day

Will be able to have their own ideas. Sentiments. And even the life experience of the robot

If this is the emergence of the robot

World player of the polarization will be a big influence

And on human cloning as

[pencilfun17561791]

E-playing computer music when

Music has been a large part of the non-living objects under the control of

Now this technology - have been able to play the "real instrument"

As a piper who I am thinking that the music of ethics

The robot is on the run

He's playing the song is still dead

Basically no difference between music and computer (with the exception of real musical instruments used in addition)

[pencilfun17561791]

From this invention can explore a lot of things

Science and Technology on the run

The robot has entered the era to precisely mimic human muscle. Organ of the times

When invented when ASIMO

I have thought of that day will come

Robot really can not think of one day be able to play wind instruments or string instruments and Latin America

I am playing as a people

For such a technology was amazed (hands ---) How Amazing!!

[venomkill666]

Aqualung!

[SunriseSucks]

I hope they can make robtos able to play all kinds of instruments, you could have an entire orchestra and you just send them all your notes and they will play a symphony perfectly with natural orchestral sound

[HansTheSinger]

Robots at this point in time cannot perform music perfectly as they have no human emotion and cannot connect to the music. Music is more than playing technically...sure notes and dynamics can be programmed...but you'll find that these offer pretty boring performances when unaccompanied by the use of human emotion to actually allow the audience to not only hear the music but to feel it. Music is more than notes...it is a metaphor for what we feel.

[shankandbrisket]

Firstly, man programs the machine. Secondly, emotion is conveyed through well honed technique.  While the robot's performance is clearly remarkable, it still lacking in technique, such as poor control of the dynamics.

[markclowe]

All you guys going on about how useless this is... it really isn't. In solving the various issues they had to solve to make this thing able to play a flute, I guarantee you they are coming up with software, mechanical components and many other great things that will have applications in lots of other areas. This is simply a demonstration of the current level of sophistication of robotics.

[ekueffel]

why are people always afraid of progress?

[knowledgethief]

a robot playing the flute isnt really progress... its just novel. it doesnt really help.

[ifkaaaaa]

Thanks!!!

...maybe someday, some kid will be replaced with this thing (because, ofcoure this thing will play much, much more "correctly"), so he will stop playing and eventually he will die of drugs abuse or something because he didn't have the opportunity to express his self...

[RoboDouche]

We can only hope so.

[thoughtwaretv]

Oh Please. Don't be ridiculous.

That's like saying telegraphers became suicidal and drug addicts just because they were unable to express themselves when their technology became irrelevant and their previously earned knowledge became obsolete in the face of technological evolution. News flash, they didn't! They moved on to new things, which eventually led to innovation and progress.

Many went on to learn new things, innovate, and try out jobs many in emerging fields of technology.

[thoughtwaretv]

This isn't replacing "kids" and lets be honest, most kids suck at this anyway. (lol)

Just because a television can play and replay a beautiful orchestra doesn't mean I won't feel at ease playing my saxophone by myself or with my buddies. C'mon.

[flutey28]

Makes me want to pick up my flute & practice!

[alijumc]

So make everything perfect and kill children's imagination, why should i learn flute, if i'll never play like robo. What is next?

[kevlarorc]

Now lets see it on a trumpet.. hehe.

[knowledgethief]

a trumpet playing robot would be so much more spectacular... frighteningly so...

[Devlish3]

Sounds like he's playing guitar hero -tap tap tap-

[fstratzero]

Sometimes I just want to slap scientists, with global warming, and the world oil supply dwindling this is how they waste their time.

In hopes to teach music? We have music teachers. Right?

They fail for being redunant

[thebestnumber1]

flute scientists != global warming scientists... my point is, people do what interests them.

[ekueffel]

Yeah, that's why you were right now sitting in front of your computer and using the internet ;=). We do not you this to useless priests, we owe it to scientists. So next time, please don't use anything (car, clothes, even your toothbrush, etc.) before you complain about scientists!

[fstratzero]

Ok, you clearly have my point wrong. My point is why waste time with something people can already do.

Also I don't complain about real inventions that help my life. From the bottom to the top of technology I'm perfectly great full.

However a flute playing robot in my view nothing more than a toy.

[Agentoxedo07]

holy-terrorist:> what is youre doing mr. jackass

[jabrameld2]

The notes are very breathy, it's like a new flutist being able to magically master the fingering technique without real breath control.

[isourchildrenlearnin]

Thank you for pointing this out to those who are not trained in performing or appreciating classical music. You are correct about the breath control. This robot IS very breathy. "it's like a new flutist being able to magically master the fingering technique" It's like they switched the flutist with a pianist and used robot lungs for the breath.

[pianodudette]

that is amazing, but its a very robotic piece, give it sumthing that involves feeling and rubato, n it wudn't be able to do it, it can play the notes accurately, but the tone is rubish, sorry. It is very clever though. but can it read the music? The next step will be program it to read music and improve the intonation and tone quality! Wish I could move my fingers as accurately tho! lol.

[ssnatcherss]

Teach it to play the skin flute and you have a winning invention.

[knowledgethief]

"Teach it to play the skin flute and you have a winning invention."

pornography is often times the first market to tap new technology. the advent of photography = tons of porn. vhs prevailed due to porn (beta max lost party cuz sony didnt want it on their medium), dvd and porn... same deal as vhs... and dont forget the internet = like 1/3 porn...

the first house hold use people will see with robotic technology will absolutely be for pornographic purposes...

[ssnatcherss]

Thanks for the fun facts, knowledgethief.

[SunriseSucks]

I can't wait for a holodeck

[Ven0m1985]

Yes let the great robot war begin.

[bladerunner162]

what a waists of money, make a robot do something useful

[chevvok]

so playing a instrument is not useful but gaming is?

[bladerunner162]

wtf are u on about i dint say anything about gaming i mean helping people or something not playing music, in what univearse is a robot that plays the flut helpful to any 1.

[2ndAsstJizzMopper]

"in what univearse is a robot that plays the flut helpful to any 1"

that it was made indicates that at some point the actors deemed it would be helpful to at least them. so... this universe. now let's talk about all that masturbating you've been doing. i'm forming a committee to declare it purposeless, and you may be hearing from us.

[insanity54]

Doesn't sound right. But still very impressive!

[Sugarcoatedbombs1]

Damn! I love how the "lips" work.

[caseyDsutherland]

Music is in the errors.

[nekosayo]

This is pretty amazing, but being a flutist... I have something against the tone. It sounds a bit... computerized. I still believe it's really good though. :) Awesome :D