1984

The musician robot WABOT-2

Japan · Humanoid

In 1984, Waseda University completed the humanoid robot WABOT-2, which read sheet music with a camera, played an electronic organ with its hands and feet, and spoke Japanese. It built on WABOT-1 and was a first step towards a “personal robot”. [1][2]

Sources

1. Waseda University – Humanoid History: WABOT
2. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan – the WABOT-2 control system

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