PROSTHETIC SPINES ended up being musical INSTRUMENTS

[Joseph] as well as [Ian] have been working on a job that turns physical objects into bendable, snake-like controllers

This develop is the culmination of an earlier job that digitally modeled a versatile item with accelerometers, gyroscopes, as well as IMUs. When we very first saw this build, we wondered what it might really be utilized for, however it seems [Joseph] as well as [Ian] came up with a quite awesome utilize for it: turning prosthetic spines as well as ribs into musical instruments.

These versatile gadgets are packed up with sensors along their joints as well as are linked to a microcontroller with a Zigbee radio transceiver. The positioning data from these gadgets is transmitted to a computer where it’s turned into audio, effectively turning a dancer into a musical instrument.

For an art piece, it’s quite cool, however as a new means of interacting with a computer, we’re believing this may be a game changer. picture a gauntlet packed up with IMUs being turned into a waldo, or exactly controlling online objects naturally with your hand.