Giant junk robot plays the bass

This is pretty cool. The Creater Kulja Kugler says in the video on the page that he hopes to make a whole band of junk robots. I find it amazing at what some people come up with these days due to the use of modern computers. I wonder whats next on the horizon?



Junk robot Bass player

A 250kg robot made out of junk is the latest creation of Berlin artist Kulja Kugler.

Named 'A Freakin Bass Player', the musical Frankenstein borne out of scrap metal parts can play two songs.

here's an embed from youtube
2nd line

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That's hilarious at the end Sir Elton Junk.

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Purdy dang cool, can't wait to see the whole band, especially a drummer.
Nice find
Iron man lives......

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Thanks. I would have embeded it if I realized it was on youtube.

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yeah you can't view stuff on BBC website here in the USA so I had to look elsewhere

amazing what you can do with junk though!

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Yea I thought so too. I wish I had the money and resources to make robots. Looks like a lot of fun.

You have to hand it to the builder for creating art which takes inspiration and skill on that many different levels.

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Hmm I am in the USA and I was able to veiw the website and video?
2nd line.

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maybe it's just me . . .tried again and all it does is sit there spinning

oh it's working now as I type. . .took long enough!

as a bass player in a new thrash metal band, i've gotta say DEY TOOOOK URRR JOBSSS

Evil robots Bill and Ted are proud of their new family member.

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I'm in the US, and I didn't have any trouble viewing it on the BBC website, other than it took about 10 seconds to load.

See ya,
Milt

A Rock'em Sock'em that size would be cool also

Hmm is it really playing the bass, or is it programed to move its 'fingers' the correct way?

That's not really 'playing' the bass if that's the case.

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I like that idea
Real Steel comes to mind

That was awesome! I have never seen anything like that! Very cool!

Originally posted by yourmaker
as a bass player in a new thrash metal band, i've gotta say DEY TOOOOK URRR JOBSSS

Nice.

I see he has a couple keyboards there (piano type). Maybe the hands are midi-controlled, so that what you play on the keyboard comes out the bass. That would be cool. I know midi has been used to control other things, so why not? All the animation in the "Animusic" stuff was midi-controlled. In the end, they played music, and that controlled stuff like this:

Once they got their show recorded, actual musicians would no longer be needed to take the show on the road.

As a guitar player, I have to echo the sentiment: DEY TOOOOK URRR JOBSSS !!

Originally posted by lurker007
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yeah you can't view stuff on BBC website here in the USA so I had to look elsewhere

amazing what you can do with junk though!

I'm in the USA and had no problem seeing the video on BBC.

They're takin' our jobs!