When Jason Barnes lost his lower right arm to electrocution two years ago, his future as a musician didn't look good at all. Professor Gil Weinberg, founding director of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, recently invented a robotic arm that could shine some light on Jason's drumming career.
The new mechanical arm gives him the ability to use three different drumsticks while playing. He holds the first in his left hand, and the other two are held by the robotic arm attached to his right bicep. One of those sticks is controlled by the motion of Barnes' arm, and by electrical impulses from his body measured by electromyography muscle sensors.
The other stick analyzes the rhythm being played and uses a built-in motor to improvise on its own while adding a dimension to drumming that's heretofore not seen on any stage we know of.
Barnes finds it more than interesting. "I'll bet a lot of metal drummers might be jealous of what I can do now," he said. "Speed is good. Faster is always better," he said, also referring to the fact that the robotic arm moves just as quickly as a human arm.
The third stick uses similar technology to listen to what's being played and even add its own track. If the drummer doesn't want to hear the extra stick, he can simply rotate his arm so it doesn't strike the drum.
Here is a video of Jason playing the drums with his innovative robotic arm. He truly changes the views of today's musicians, and shows that no obstacle can stop you from chasing your dreams.
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