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Re: Robot Tyco Drummer?

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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256 View Post
You gotta think a little outside the humanoid thing. Maybe instead of arms, it has a few pneumatic cylinders over the drums that extend and retract to hit the drum and play it. Not only would it be fast, but you'll get a pretty repeatable sound each time, and it's much simpler than any arm you'd need to build.
That would be simpler certainly, but I was thinking it would be cooler to have a humanoid one, not to mention more of a challenge.
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