Playing the piano is hard to learn, but luckily you no longer need a teacher. A robot easily helps you get started.
Imagine this: you’re a trained pianist, but you feel like you’re not making any progress. For example, because your fingers don’t want to move faster, despite all the practice on the piano. You might just need a robot to boost your speed.
This idea comes from Shinichi Furuya, a pianist who even suffered a hand injury from practicing too much. He developed a robot that you can put on your hand. In other words, a kind of exoskeleton. We’ll show you exactly how it works.
This is how a robot helps you play the piano
This smart device moves your fingers up to four times per second. The idea is to improve finger movements and increase your speed, without you having to take control of each movement yourself. It may sound a little strange, but it really appears to work.
In an experiment, 118 expert pianists were asked to practice a piece for two weeks. After that time, they were given a 30-minute session with the robot. And what turned out? Their fingers moved faster and they were able to coordinate their hand movements much better. Both immediately after the session and a day later. The exoskeleton had not only improved their physical performance, but also the way their brains coordinated movements.
This discovery has not only excited pianists, but also scientists. Indeed, this is the first time anyone has used a robotic exoskeleton to improve people’s skills. And it turns out that the passive movements generated by the exoskeleton are even more effective than practicing on your own.
More robots by 2025
So, who knows? Maybe this robot is the secret to learning to play faster and improving that finger speed without endless practice. The future of music learning may have a whole new technology on its hands.
But 2025 has even more bizarre robots in store for you. At CES 2025, robots were presented that are even more surprising. For example, a panda that bites your hand. It may sound crazy, but it is one of the many cute gadgets that tech companies from Japan are presenting us with. Read more about it in the article below:
