Bassline Bot
The MechBass was designed by an engneering student James McVay at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. This design is supposedly good enough to fill in for a bass part in an ensemble. This is by using a 3-D CAD software, laser cutters, and 3-D printers. Unlike an actual bass guitar, it does not use a fret board. Even without this it is still able to play the correct note. If able to play as well, this robot should become more reliable than an actual human would be for something such as a band.
I believe this robot would be a good asset to the music world. Like stated in the article, it should be more reliable than an actual human band member. There is always a possibility of someone getting sick on a performance night. This can happen to anyone, at anytime, with very little notice. If this happens with a big performance coming up, what are the remaining band members supposed to do? They have a couple of options. They can either cancel and reschedule the date, or get a back up bass guitarist. This second option is easier said than done. This would have to be a person that fits a lot of criteria. They would have to, first off, know the songs on the playlist well enough and be able to execute them at the same ability as the person sick. Also, an added bonus of this back up guitarist would that they got along with the band. With the wrong person, this could easily mess up the make-up and social life of the band. This is why this new third option would be highly looked upon. Being able to hire a robot for the job would take care of any additional fights that would come along with the addition of a new member. Also, an advantage of getting a robot for the job would be the pay. Obviously, a robot would not complain about getting too little pay, or any at all for that matter. All in all, this robot would be an easy solution for any missing member in a band.
I believe this robot would be a good asset to the music world. Like stated in the article, it should be more reliable than an actual human band member. There is always a possibility of someone getting sick on a performance night. This can happen to anyone, at anytime, with very little notice. If this happens with a big performance coming up, what are the remaining band members supposed to do? They have a couple of options. They can either cancel and reschedule the date, or get a back up bass guitarist. This second option is easier said than done. This would have to be a person that fits a lot of criteria. They would have to, first off, know the songs on the playlist well enough and be able to execute them at the same ability as the person sick. Also, an added bonus of this back up guitarist would that they got along with the band. With the wrong person, this could easily mess up the make-up and social life of the band. This is why this new third option would be highly looked upon. Being able to hire a robot for the job would take care of any additional fights that would come along with the addition of a new member. Also, an advantage of getting a robot for the job would be the pay. Obviously, a robot would not complain about getting too little pay, or any at all for that matter. All in all, this robot would be an easy solution for any missing member in a band.
The Bass' Pick
The only problem with this robot would be that I would be scared of robots like this to start completely taking over for bands. I believe using this robot once in a while for the purpose of filling in for a sick member
is an asset. Although, when doing this the band could feel like they enjoyed how the band cooperated with their new robot member better and use this robot as
a permanent substitute. This would create many downsides. One would be that it would be taking away jobs for musicians. Aside from taking away jobs, when performing on stage (if that is the type of band it is playing in) my personal opinion and thought would be that a robot is not a better performer than an actual person would be. In conclusion, what the band members might enjoy better, the audiance would not and would be greatly dissapointed if robots started to take over bands.
is an asset. Although, when doing this the band could feel like they enjoyed how the band cooperated with their new robot member better and use this robot as
a permanent substitute. This would create many downsides. One would be that it would be taking away jobs for musicians. Aside from taking away jobs, when performing on stage (if that is the type of band it is playing in) my personal opinion and thought would be that a robot is not a better performer than an actual person would be. In conclusion, what the band members might enjoy better, the audiance would not and would be greatly dissapointed if robots started to take over bands.