Piano players wore a robotic hand that moved their fingers in a complex pattern, faster than they could move on their own. Later, when they weren’t wearing the device, these musicians could still play faster than ever before.
Similar devices might someday help train pro gamers, athletes or surgeons.
Read my story about the robotic hand for practicing piano in Science News Explores.
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“While being moved by the robot, it's a very interesting sensation… All pianists start to laugh.” - Shinichi Furuya, NeuroPiano Institute at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
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