{"404631":{"#nid":"404631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NBC\u2019S Today Show Jams with Georgia Tech Robots in New York City","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Gil Weinberg, Ph.D. student Mason Bretan, and four robots from Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Music Technology\u003C\/a\u003E were featured in studio on NBC\u2019s Today Show on Friday, May 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey jammed with hosts Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, and Al Roker during a segment on future technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe broadcast also included two musicians who played on campus during February\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/guthman.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMargaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/savannah-tries-out-futuristic-musical-instruments-446047811840\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWatch the Today Show clip\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWeinberg\u2019s band included \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/projects\/shimon\u0022\u003EShimon\u003C\/a\u003E, an improvising, marimba-playing robot, and three \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/projects\/shimi\u0022\u003EShimi\u003C\/a\u003E machines, which danced to the beats.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe machines have received extensive press coverage in recent years, but this was their first time performing together with humans on a live, national broadcast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s thrilling to see the excitement that people have for our creative robots,\u201d said Weinberg, whose research focuses on ways that machines can play with and inspire humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf a robot can come up with something new, it can inspire me to think about music in a different way. 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