Our xylophone has been ordered!
by tim on Sep.25, 2009, under Xylophone
A $150 Xylophone from EBay
For this project to support research in the area of computational creativity, we’re building a robotic xylophone. Well, we’ve got the approval for funding and the xylophone has been ordered. Naturally, this is exciting! This means that soon, we’ll be opening a box like children at birthday parties, putting it together and playing with it. It might actually get a little loud around the 2nd floor of Nedderman Hall for a few.
Now, the next order of business is to settle on the solenoids and get those ordered as well. Perhaps, we’ll get one to test our construction ideas. Brandon Skinner has agreed to help put together the controller. His help is greatly appreciated!
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Welcome!
We live in a very exciting time! Technological advancements continue to move forward at an increasing rate. If you read any decent amount of Verner Vinge or Ray Kurzweil, you'll come to understand the Law of Accelerating Returns. The idea is that every innovation feeds the engine of change causing it to move at a rate that increases over time. These gentlemen assert that the speed at which change accelerates is not linear, but exponential. It is thought, then, that we live at the bend in the curve just waiting for that near vertical take-off. What will happen then? Will it be change for the positive? For it to be so, we have to set the precedents now. History has shown that technology will be used for maleficent purposes. We must learn from this and work towards infusing our research with ethics.
