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The Invasion of the Robot DJ Shimi, the robot DJ, is a docking station with a “brain” powered by an Android phone. Once docked, the robot gains the sensing and musical generation capabilities of the user’s mobile device...For instance, by using the phone's camera and face-detecting software, the bot can follow a listener around the room and position its “ears”, or speakers, for optimal sound. Developed by Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, Shimi recommends songs, dances to the beat and keeps the music pumping based on listener feedback. "Shimi shows us that robots can be creative and interactive."

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