This paper describes the Rhythmotron: a percussion-centered robotic orchestrion, commissioned for the CoLABS festival in Sydney in 2017. The authors describe how they electronically reimagined the mechanical components of a cylinder piano by using a variant of the XronoMorph software, and they consider the synergy between algorithmically generated rhythms in a digital environment alongside its analogous mechanical counterpart. The authors detail the idiosyncratic behaviors of linear actuators when used to power drumming robots, and they discuss the aesthetic implications of the Rhythmotron.

中文翻译：

---

节律器

这篇论文描述了 Rhythmotron：一种以打击乐为中心的机器人管弦乐队，于 2017 年为悉尼 CoLABS 音乐节委托制作。作者描述了他们如何使用 XronoMorph 软件的变体以电子方式重新想象圆柱钢琴的机械组件，他们认为数字环境中算法生成的节奏与其类似的机械对应物之间的协同作用。作者详细介绍了线性致动器在用于为击鼓机器人提供动力时的特殊行为，并讨论了 Rhythmotron 的美学含义。