TY - GEN
T1 - Development of an Anthropomorphic Saxophonist Robot Using a Human-like holding Method
AU - Uchiyama, J.
AU - Hashimoto, T.
AU - Ohta, H.
AU - Nishio, Y.
AU - Lin, J. Y.
AU - Cosentino, S.
AU - Takanishi, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
* This study was conducted with the support of the Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University; Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns), Waseda University; Future Robotics Organization, Waseda University, and as part of the humanoid project at the Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology also supported the present work.
Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Tokyo Women’s Medical University/Waseda University Joint Institution for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns), Humanoid Robotics Institute (HRI), Parametric Technology Corp., Dassault Systèmes and Yamaha Corp. for supporting this work. The authors would also like to thank Dr. S. Wesugi from Waseda Univ. and Mr. K. Omori from Sony Electronics Inc. for their useful insights.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This paper presents WAS-X (Waseda Anthropomorphic Saxophonist robot X), a saxophonist robot designed following an 'Instrument-centered' approach. WAS-X can play on a regular alto saxophone two octaves of music with a direct MIDI input control, but it is much smaller and simpler to control than its WAS predecessors and can be used in the future for more complex interaction studies. In developing this robot, we used a Design Thinking method with the goal of solving the 'wicked problem' of finding a balanced solution between performance quality and dynamic movement freedom for interaction purposes. From a Design Thinking perspective, we replaced 'User-centered design' with an innovative 'Instrument-centered design' and explored different development alternatives, ultimately focusing on the human holding posture of the saxophone by observing saxophonists and following how beginners learn to play the saxophone.
AB - This paper presents WAS-X (Waseda Anthropomorphic Saxophonist robot X), a saxophonist robot designed following an 'Instrument-centered' approach. WAS-X can play on a regular alto saxophone two octaves of music with a direct MIDI input control, but it is much smaller and simpler to control than its WAS predecessors and can be used in the future for more complex interaction studies. In developing this robot, we used a Design Thinking method with the goal of solving the 'wicked problem' of finding a balanced solution between performance quality and dynamic movement freedom for interaction purposes. From a Design Thinking perspective, we replaced 'User-centered design' with an innovative 'Instrument-centered design' and explored different development alternatives, ultimately focusing on the human holding posture of the saxophone by observing saxophonists and following how beginners learn to play the saxophone.
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U2 - 10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039316
DO - 10.1109/SII55687.2023.10039316
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85149106776
T3 - 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2023
BT - 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2023
Y2 - 17 January 2023 through 20 January 2023
ER -