Weinberg is in the process of commercializing Shimi through an exclusive licensing agreement with Georgia Tech.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
Entrepreneur Ian Campbell and robot designer Roberto Aimi were also part of the Shimi team.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
Shimi is essentially a docking station with a "brain" powered by an Android phone.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
Shimi was developed in collaboration with the Media Innovation Lab at IDC Herzliya and led by Professor Guy Hoffmann.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
In other words, if there's an "app for that, " Shimi is ready.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
If the user taps or claps a beat, Shimi analyzes it, scans the phone's musical library and immediately plays the song that best matches the suggestion.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
Shimi, a musical companion developed by Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, recommends songs, dances to the beat and keeps the music pumping based on listener feedback.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
"Shimi is designed to change the way that people enjoy and think about their music, " said Professor Gil Weinberg, director of Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology and the robot's creator.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
Weinberg hopes other developers will be inspired to create more apps to expand Shimi's creative and interactive capabilities, allowing the machine to leave the lab and head into the real world.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
Once the music starts, Shimi dances to the rhythm.
ENGADGET: Georgia Tech's Shimi robot wants to rock with you all night, rock the night away
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