The Z-Machines, a three-robot band with more fingers and drumsticks than 27 human band members, is dropping its first album April 8. Believe it or not, the music isn’t completely terrible.
The Z-Machines perform at their first concert in 2013, and will release their first album in April. (Image via Zima)
Z-Machines is the creation of a team of Japanese robotiscists who rose to a challenge from beverage maker Zima (that’s what the Z stands for): make a music-performance system that was beyond the capabilities of the most advanced musicians. These scientists teamed up with several composers, producers and artists to create the music the band would play.
Yes, your favorite college beverage disappeared to Japan but it now funds a robot band that plays techno-metal. Life is strange. Moving on.
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