Human-Robot Jazz Improvisation (Full Performance)

[keller91711]

I guess the robot just hasn't learned to swing yet.

[Stillyouturnmeon]

Guy Hoffman is so amazing,he is a robotics genious who is very down to earth and doesn't care about showing off .

[nathanpiazza]

Shimon needs to stop playing on the nodes...

[joycehhhz]

zzzzz

[chaovco]

The code for this thing and it's ability to play an accurate set of sounds is going to end of being giant. Why can't I find any of the code, I want to share../.

[Smeagolthevile]

ahhh, cant wait to find out that I have been fired from a gig because they bought the robot

[ErickB69]

Just saw a clip on the Steven Colbert show. I want one.

[Gotchacamera]

again!

[Gotchacamera]

Excellent----! Bravo encore Shimon.

[RadioheadaphexZappa]

bring Ruth underwood, She will kill that stupid robot

[ILikePie9988]

ehh... a human can play better IMO

[AmberwiseTheWise]

There was a bit there in the middle where the robot seemed to get into it's own thing, which, as far as I know, really kinda killed the piano part :P

Still, most of it as very impressive, I'd like to see it move away from jazz, and do pure classical, though.

[RustyNex]

i think it might be because of the predictable scales in jass that makes the robot able to work, if this was classical it would simply play the tune from a stored list like a midi sequence, where as this is improvising based on what is being played on the piano.

[AmberwiseTheWise]

Maybe so, still, otherr genres would be nice to see. I know of software that can compose piano pieces for classical play.

I imagine the hardest to do would be modern rock.

[RustyNex]

very true, also i would love to see the robot compose something entirely on its own. just tell it what notes sound good together, and what timing sounds good together and let it run.

[AnkhAnanku]

@RustyNex I think you mean unpredictable

[RustyNex]

@AnkhAnanku ah yea well spotted thanks!

[ishanAhuja]

incredible..

[pepesuarez123]

Georgia Tech for life

[fahed2000]

now thats a clip i like watching, the robot and the usic are sublime

thanks

[daspark12]

the sound quality is amazing i would say if best buy had internet they could show case this video to show how the speakers and picture quality of a computer before someone buys it ya know

[Psythik]

Yeah, use a highly compressed, low bitrate YouTube video to show off picture and sound quality. That's a good idea... *facepalm*

[jeopardy60611]

I wonder if the robot is really playing on-the-fly or if it has the music ahead of time.

[MoarOfTehRawkege]

Doesn't really matter to me........plays the marimba better than I can.....haha

[SteveWeissMusic]

Awesome use of our Liberty I Series Mallets.  Thanks!

[robaimi]

Nice mallets! We ended up using several models, with the LVH for the highest register to get a brighter sound

[alexookpik]

best. youtube. comments. ever. you're killin' me.

[yakyakyak69]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[rahnaenae]

I would like to try just slamming on random notes to see what the robot could come up with.

[MachineGuNate]

it would then notice what ur doing and do the same... in the key of G

[HATWRTW]

Awesome... Though, at some parts the robot plays a bit crapy.

[WestNinja]

I love that they included a big red Emergency stop button on the side of the bot.

[futurehipay]

the beginning is the best! id buy Shimons jazz album lol

[beatsiz]

Love it!

Never will they replace the human errors which may make the beauty of music, the off-beats, the movements of fingers on fret boards, the sticks hitting the rim, etc...

[Aligon42]

It takes a human to display fondness for something defined simply as a mistake. I for one welcome our new jazzy robot overlords.

[njdrumguy1]

AAARRRGGGHHHH !!! Machines are taking over the world!!! Damn dirty machines !!!! anyone want to buy my 5 octave Musser...cheap?

[flaggfam]

Arkansas!

[ThePreacherMan]

Arkansas???? Where did you get that?

[cromas]

this is incredible

[fishing4444]

s uc k i e

[cjayasuriya]

awesome!

[bassec]

I have a feeling it'd do a lot better at a straight ahead jazz tune with a solid tempo. It seems to kinda fail when the free tempo places comes in.

[genesis344]

..... I have played and LOVE this tune.

[noamorag]

amazing! want to see more

[robaimi]

lovely! I look forward to the christmas album!

[orenz94]

This is an amazing performance, both intellectually and emotionally, human-machine team work at it's best.

[betterverse]

NICE! Watched it live, it was great!