Jazari is one heck of a Wiimote controlled robo-band

Musicians conjure up instruments of all types for themselves. Pretty fine if the passion is so all over. That aside, what is Patrick Flanagan’s passion, has he fallen for the Wiimotes, or has his ardor for the drums got him to do this. Whatever’s his case, we’ll take it for a diehard fervor to blend gaming genius with musical ecstasy. This, for a contraption as vivid as the drum machine, which is juggled up to play drums with two Nintendo Wiimotes. The Jazari as the robo-band is called is controlled by the buttons of the Wiimotes, hold them up and down to increase or decrease the repeating beat, and tilt them to lower or increase the control volumes. Hit the jump for video demonstration, I really loved the music Flanagan’s managed. More images on his Flickr Photostream

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Via: PopSci