Development of anthropomorphic musical performance robots: From understanding the nature of music performance to its application to entertainment robotics

• Published in: 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 2309 - 2314
• Main Authors: Solis, J., Petersen, K., Ninomiya, T., Takeuchi, M., Takanishi, A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Anthropomorphism; Humanoid robots; Humans; Instruments; Intelligent robots; Keyboards; Music; Orbital robotics; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation

During several decades, the research at Waseda University has been focused on developing anthropomorphic robots able of performing musical instruments. More recently, the authors have succeeded in developing a human-like robot able of playing the alto saxophone. As a result of our research efforts,...