Pretty cool. Does make me wonder functionally if the robot part actually increases the odds of success, or if it just means fewer people put at risk. Because it both came under fire and hit a mine. But maybe because it’s smaller it was less likely to be detected than a crewed vehicle? Maybe it would have been hit more or more fatally if it was larger?
Well, if you really wanted perfect intonation the best way would be to completely preprogram all the notes using software and remove the live performance by a human part.
Not saying I have a lot of everyday need for a theremin but I think it’s a pretty cool instrument.
You’re welcome! I’d be interested to see your list if you share it somewhere.
A buddy and I were playing with Sonobus this morning. It lets you collaborate on music remotely.
Musicians will know already, but if you’re not aware, the latency (lag) between participants makes it impractical to play in time together. But if you can get it below 30ms then it’s roughly equivalent to playing with someone across the room. Needs a hard wired connection and the other people probably can’t be more than 500 miles away. But for me eliminates a two hour round trip to work on a song.
This is astroturfed. No one was demanding they prove the robot wasn’t human. It’s a thing the company planned to do ahead of time, and then they’ve planted this story. I’ve seen this posted several places, but I haven’t encountered anyone who was like “oh wow, I thought it was a person”