Waseda University · Humanoid · 1984
The 1984 musician successor to WABOT-1 from Waseda University — a 50-degree-of-freedom humanoid that could read a printed musical score with its camera 'eye' and play an electronic keyboard with five-fingered hands, even keeping time with a human singer. It marked an early demonstration of dexterous, real-time artistic performance by a humanoid.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 1984 |
| Degrees of freedom | 50 |
| Camera | CCD camera (head) — reads musical scores |
| Actuator type | DC motors + harmonic drive |
| Use cases | Music performance, Robotics research (historical), Museum / heritage |
| Made in | Japan (Waseda University, Tokyo) |
