Robotic harmonica


Another musical robot! These guys built a harmonica-playing machine. I got to say it's not very flexible, and seems it can play only simple songs. Anyway, interesting idea, and a lot of work invested into something so crazy! See the video here.

[Found via Hackaday]

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