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MET-Lab

Music Entertainment Technology Lab

The Music and Entertainment Technology Laboratory (MET-lab) pursues transdisciplinary research at the convergence of media and technology, particularly in the areas of sound and music. The MET-lab's primary research focuses on the following music and entertainment applications:

  • Music information retrieval: AI for understanding music and sound
  • New interfaces and robotics for expressive interaction
  • K-12 STEAM and Maker education

Among the research projects supported by the MET-lab are the magnetic resonator piano, emotion recognition in music, musically-aware humanoid robots, and many more. The MET-lab hosts the Summer Music Technology program, an innovative one-week learning experience for Philadelphia-area high school students.

Read more at the MET-lab website

Project Highlights

An experimental analog-digital hybrid musical instrument, consisting of a circle of 16 electromagnetic, light-up drums.
Drumhenge

Drumhenge

An experimental analog-digital hybrid musical instrument, consisting of a circle of 16 electromagnetic, light-up drums.

A system developed with the Philadelphia Orchestra to enhance the experience of live symphonic music.
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Livenote

A system developed with the Philadelphia Orchestra to enhance the experience of live symphonic music.

Real-time, large-screen visualizations of timbre, harmony, rhythm, and acoustics, enabling audiences to experience the science behind music.
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The Science of Music

Real-time, large-screen visualizations of timbre, harmony, rhythm, and acoustics, enabling audiences to experience the science behind music.

A groundbreaking hybrid electro-acoustic instrument, augmenting the piano with previously impossible sounds. Featured in recitals all around the world.
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Magnetic Resonator Piano

A groundbreaking hybrid electro-acoustic instrument, augmenting the piano with previously impossible sounds. Featured in recitals all around the world.

Humanoid robots that dance, sing, and play musical instruments, exploring new forms of human-robot interaction.
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Expressive Robotics

Humanoid robots that dance, sing, and play musical instruments, exploring new forms of human-robot interaction.