Robot Tackles Guitar Hero Song on Expert, Succeeds
Guitar Hero World Tour ‘Cythbot’
If there is one certainty in life, it’s this: Anything humans can do, a robot can be built to do it better. Now humanity takes another dangerous step closer to obsolescence, as Cyth Systems has built what they call the “Cythbot,” a robot that can automatically play Guitar Hero — and play it well. In the video above, you can see a tech demo of Cythbot making its way through Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality” on Expert difficulty, a song that’s not exactly a breeze. Behold as Cythbot makes (gulp) mincemeat out of it. As Wired reports (via Joystiq), the robot works by bringing together various components to tackle the different challenges of playing Guitar Hero. A camera hooked up to a “Configurable Signal Conditioning Enclosure (CA-1000)” views and analyzes the notes streaming down the screen, using the light intensity of the pixels rather than differentiating the notes by color. This system then interprets notes and sends signals to pneumatic “fingers” hovering over the guitar controller, which is held in place in an aluminum box frame. These signals tell the fingers when to activate, compressing onto the fret buttons and flicking the strum bar.
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