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Tech Skills Go to Waste in 'Guitar Hero'-Playing Robots

 
 
Jessica Marcel
Jessica Marcel
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If an individual is gifted with a technological mind and serious mathematical skill, they should really use it to better the world. Making ‘Guitar Hero’-playing robots does not fall in the ‘bettering the world’ category.

But that’s what students Chee Lor and Mike Teigen did. Think of the computational know-how that went into this. No, don’t, it’s too depressing. The students didn’t even take the time to make a robot that could play an *actual* guitar. ‘Guitar Hero’-playing robots may be a sign of the end times.

When I first saw a Guitar Hero playing robot done by two students, Chee Lor and Mike Teigen, I was pretty excited in myself. Now that bar of excitement has reached an all new high, with this mannequin stuffed with robotic abilities, done alright to play the Guitar Hero too. (gizmowatch)


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Pub: Oct 18, 09

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