Robots Play the Instruments In the Smashing Music Video ‘Automatica’ by Nigel Stanford

Nigel Stanford, a talented ambient musician Wellington, New Zealand who previously used cool science experiments to visually narrate his “Cymatics” video, has employed a number reticulating robot arms to “play” the instruments for the smashing music video for “Automatica

Automatica

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Stanford also shared shared several behind-the-scenes footage showing how he tested out each robot with each instrument.

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