The 'Chopstix' from Mark Rober Can Speak English and Play Music
Colin Smith — March 22, 2022 — Tech
Mark Rober, a prominent YouTube personality and former engineer at both NASA and Apple, has created the 'Chopstix' piano. The Chopstix at its core is a modified version of a high end self-playing piano from 'Edelweiss,' a Camrbidge-based piano manufacturer. The automatic piano has been modified to be able to individually play each of its keys upon instruction. The original piano supported the automatic recognition of music notes and the ability to play roughly 30 keys at one time.
With the Chopstix's ability to play every single key on the keyboard, mimicking speech has become possible. Mark Rober shows off the piano's ability to say different phrases on its own, such as "Hello, I am a talking piano, and I'm so cool!" The Chopstix is instructed by large paper sheets with individually punched holes that are inserted into the back of the piano, which it then reads and plays the notes that correspond to the punched holes.
Image Credit: Mark Rober, Edelweiss
With the Chopstix's ability to play every single key on the keyboard, mimicking speech has become possible. Mark Rober shows off the piano's ability to say different phrases on its own, such as "Hello, I am a talking piano, and I'm so cool!" The Chopstix is instructed by large paper sheets with individually punched holes that are inserted into the back of the piano, which it then reads and plays the notes that correspond to the punched holes.
Image Credit: Mark Rober, Edelweiss
Trend Themes
1. Robotic Instruments - This trend suggests an opportunity for businesses to develop robotic versions of different instruments that can mimic speech and express emotions like humans
2. Automated Musicianship - This trend suggests an opportunity for businesses to build on top of the modification Mark Rober created and develop fully automated pianos that can play any piece of music without any human intervention.
3. Musical AI - This trend suggests an opportunity for businesses to combine machine learning algorithms with musical instruments and create systems that can learn and compose unique music.
Industry Implications
1. Robotics - This industry is in a prime position to develop robotic instruments that can mimic speech and express emotions like humans.
2. Music - This industry can leverage the modification Mark Rober created to develop fully automated pianos that can play any piece of music without any human intervention.
3. Artificial Intelligence - This industry can explore the development of musical AI by combining machine learning algorithms and musical instruments to create systems that can learn and compose unique music.
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