{"id":171829,"date":"2021-02-05T20:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meet-robby-megabyte-bosnias-first-robot-rock-band-musician\/"},"modified":"2021-02-05T20:27:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:27:27","slug":"meet-robby-megabyte-bosnias-first-robot-rock-band-musician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-robby-megabyte-bosnias-first-robot-rock-band-musician\/","title":{"rendered":"#Meet Robby Megabyte, Bosnia&#8217;s first robot rock band musician"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407607d8a95\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407607d8a95\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-robby-megabyte-bosnias-first-robot-rock-band-musician\/#Challenge\" >Challenge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Meet Robby Megabyte, Bosnia&#8217;s first robot rock band musician<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SARAJEVO \u2013 Bosnia\u2019s most popular rock band, Dubioza Kolektiv, has a new recruit who sings and plays musical instruments \u2013 a humanoid robot called Robby Megabyte.<\/p>\n<p>Students from Sarajevo University\u2019s electrical engineering school agreed to build Robby after the band requested a robot designed to fit the concept of their album #fake<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, which was released last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur robot\u2026 likes to eat, drink, shout, he likes music,\u201d said Vedran Mujagic, the band\u2019s bass guitar player who was most involved in designing the concept for Robby.<\/p>\n<p>In a video clip for the #fakenews album, one band member thinks it would be fun to have a robot do his work while he relaxes and has fun, so he orders one and assembles it.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually the whole band is replaced by robots in the clip, allowing the men to go and party. But they then get locked out of their studio and the robots have the last laugh, inviting young women to dance and drink as the men look on from outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery little thing is under machine control,\u201d Robby sings in a song called \u201cTake my job away\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The message \u2013 about \u201cevil artificial intelligence which takes jobs away from good people\u201d \u2013 is intended to be ironic, Mujagic said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenge\"><\/span>Challenge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Almir Besic, left, former student of the Electrical Engineering Faculty and Vedran Mujagic, member of rock group &quot;Dubioza Kolektiv&quot; fixes&quot;Robby\u00a0Megabyte&quot; in Sarajevo.\" class=\"wp-image-17245578 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04T134137Z_1505073026_RC2PLL9TNIPB_RTRMADP_3_BOSNIA-ROBOT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04T134137Z_1505073026_RC2PLL9TNIPB_RTRMADP_3_BOSNIA-ROBOT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04T134137Z_1505073026_RC2PLL9TNIPB_RTRMADP_3_BOSNIA-ROBOT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04T134137Z_1505073026_RC2PLL9TNIPB_RTRMADP_3_BOSNIA-ROBOT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/2021-02-04T134137Z_1505073026_RC2PLL9TNIPB_RTRMADP_3_BOSNIA-ROBOT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Almir Besic, left, former student of the Electrical Engineering Faculty and Vedran Mujagic, member of rock group \u201cDubioza Kolektiv\u201d fixes\u201dRobby\u00a0Megabyte\u201d in Sarajevo.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the students who helped build the robot used in the album, Almir Besic, said the project had been a challenge because they knew nothing at first about the 3D printing needed to build the robot and lacked the necessary equipment.<\/p>\n<p>They used recycled materials, including a Golf 2 axle shaft and baby trolley wheels, to make the platform on which Robby moves. It took them about two years to complete the project.<\/p>\n<p>When Robby finally came to life, \u201cit was such a euphoric moment, after so much effort, so many hours spent working in the school to see that it works\u201d, Besic said.<\/p>\n<p>The band Dubioza Kolektiv is known for its eclectic musical style and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly and politically engaged lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>Robby took part in the band\u2019s online weekly gigs called \u201cQuarantine Show\u201d during lockdowns imposed last year to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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