A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
The Gamelatron by L.E.M.U.R. (http://lemurbots.org) and Zemi17 (http://zemi17.net) is the world's first robotic Gamelan Orchestra.
Modeled after traditional Balinese and Javanese gamelans, the Gamelatron is an amalgamation of traditional instruments with a suite of percussive sound makers. MIDI sequences control 117 robotic striking mechanisms that produce intricately woven and rhythmic sound.
Taylor Kuffner, aka Zemi17, is a Brooklyn based composer, musician, and media artist. From 2004 through 2006, Zemi17 lived and worked in Indonesia conducting ethnomusicological research. In 2008 he established The Gamelatron with the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots and performs locally and internationally.
