Mattias Krantz
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I'm a bit stuck teaching my octopus, Takoyaki, how to play piano. But this is what he can do so far. I think I’ll reduce the number of keys and make it a bit more playable for the next version of the piano. I've tried all kinds of tricks—keys with LED lights inside (he hated those), keys that move, even keys with a fake crab inside. But it seems like he likes this piano the most: a piano with levers that wiggle.
I've been trying to teach him Under the sea. But it's tricky, because in the middle of songsMattias KrantzPost · 5 months ago
I’m currently teaching my octopus how to play piano. His name is Takoyaki and he is the type of octopus you can buy at any grocery store or fishmarket. I can’t believe we eat these guys, when they could be our private pianist instead!
After months of prototyping with him. I finally found a piano design that he can use and practicing on.Mattias KrantzPost · 6 months ago
I'm really into the idea of teaching an octopus to play the piano. But I wonder—does anyone here have real-life experience with octopuses? Right now all I know they are really smart and has 8 hella nice legs.
I’d like to find someone I can work with to figure out how to teach it, how to design the piano, and a lot more before committing too deeply. Maybe you have contacts with researchers who could be of help.
You can DM me on Discord or talk in engineers-only chat to discuss the idea with other craMattias KrantzPost · 10 months ago