The TAITO Robot - Guitar
At the World Expo 1988 in Brisbane Australia Shown was this startling device. Built by Taito and featuring a Kohno guitar, it ran on compressed air and sounded great!
TAITO robot Guitar
CLOSE UP OF THE LEFT HAND MECHANISM
Obviously programmed by a knowledgeable guitarist, it has a repertoire of several hundred standard classical pieces and popular jazz and latin standards.
TAITO Robot Guitar playing machine
By attacking the strings at an angle it produced a good strong tone. I figured that a human player ought to be able to produce at the very least this strength of tone, with the added advantage of being able to vary the timbre.
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