Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
PianoMotion

This is a small musical art vehicle (2' X 11') with electronic fly-by-wire steering. It features a piano keyboard and sound system built into the body of the vehicle. Fly-by-wire steering allows the driver to simultaneously steer the vehicle and play the piano with both hands. It has a 12-channel custom MIDI lighting system, modular body-frame "skateboard" design, novel LED lighting, and a clean air system to protect the electronics from dust.

Web site: http://members.aol.com/markwilliamchang/pianomotion.html

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Topic(s): Arts | Crafts | Engineering

Tags: musical piano car vehicle robotic electronic steering MIDI lighting keyboard glass bead fringe velve

About the Maker(s)

Mark Chang Mark Chang [
Electronics hardware designer and piano player. I built the PianoMotion vehicle in the summer of 2002 to realize a childhood dream of making a musical keyboard instrument that I could drive and play at the same time. Watch a video of it in action at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpYlcPCpXdQ
http://members.aol.com/markwilliamchang/pianomotion.html

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