Swedish composer Fredrik Gran programs robotic arms to play bowed instruments like the cello and double bass. He also plays duets with the robots, blurring the lines between the musician and the music ...

Who owns the title of greatest heavy metal band of all-time? Black Sabbath? AC/DC? Metallica? Led Zeppelin? No, none of those iconic groups. But don’t get too excited, Iron Maiden and Pantera fans, ...

Five years ago, musician and engineer Eric Singer founded LEMUR, the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots. Since then, he’s developed more and more complex creatures, and his “orchestra” will ...

Humanoid robots are stepping into the spotlight, performing live with human musicians, in an interesting study done by researchers. The robotic band, which included Oscar, a Robotis-OP3 who played the ...

The He Xuan humanoid robot band which performs on instruments including the piano, drums, guitar, and yangqin, has filled its schedule for the Lunar New Year shows in mid-February. Consisting of three ...

When he plays a techno show, Moritz Simon Geist doesn't reach for a laptop. Instead, he calls on his army of sonic robots—a collection of small, motorized creations that click, clank, and whirr in an ...

Moscow-based artist Dmitry Morozov aka “vtol” has built a robotic system to read a tattoo on his arm like a musical score. The sounds this thing makes are pretty gnarly. Called “Reading My Body,” the ...

Beginning this weekend, Staten Islanders will be able to make exotic music with robotic instruments. Starting Saturday, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in Livingston will house a ...