Play Rock Band With Vodka-Powered Robots

[this is cross-posted from my robot stuff blog, Grok Robots, because it was a lot of fun and I thought people here would like to try it out!]

How much would you pay to see a performance where the liner notes include "robotic cannon?" Well, you, the cannon (which fires rubber balls at a marimba), robotic fingers making haunting noises on some wineglasses and some percussion elelments can all jam while you (and the Internets) watch via a series of webcams.Created by Dan Paluska and Jeff Lieberman for Absolut Machines, a project the vodka company is using to explore how machines can be creative (even though they don't drink the product).

Once your session is complete, they'll mail you a video of your performance. Here's mine: