Hello all.
I have a ridiculous and pointless idea to create a robot that plays guitar. I know, I could just download music, but it would be SOO much fun! I have a few questions.
I am thinking of a hand mounted on a linear rail for the fingering hand, and probably use 4 servos for each finger (pricey, I know). For the other hand, I am thinking of just a simple vertical rail with a small amount of flex in the fingers holding the pick. Additionally, it would move out or in to strum or not strum or pick.
Is this feasible? Is it absolutely absurd? Is it an interesting project I should pursue? Any ideas for modifications to the design?
Tyler
Delta_G:
Totally doable but not quite as you describe. Try not to think of a human doing the playing. Do you play? The hand movements needed require a pretty high degree of dexterity and aren't really in the realm of even the best of robot hands. Think instead of laying the guitar on its back and having an array of actuators that simply move up and down to press on the strings. For the plucking of the strings think harpsichord.
I have been trying to teach myself for a while and have recently picked it up at a much better pace than I ever have. So, is your suggestion something like 6 solenoids each placed along some sort of linear actuator? What about bar chords with pick offs or other techniques where more than one finger are on the same string for a short period of time?
That's all a lot of solenoids. Maybe I'll just hire daft punk instead....lol