In all seriousness, want a guitar with a built-in tuner, that tunes the guitar for you? Look no further than Gibson’s Robot Guitar. In all seriousness, want a guitar with a built-in tuner, that tunes ...

Few words in the English language deliver quite the frisson of robot— except, perhaps, guitar. Now those two words have come together, like chocolate and peanut butter, in Gibson's first-ever ...

Gibson is pushing forward in its quest to build the most technologically advanced guitars on the planet, undeterred by many guitarists' disdain for its Robot Guitar technology and recent design ...

Ever get mad trying to figure out why your version of "Voodoo Child" doesn't sound like Jimi Hendrix? Help is at hand from what is described as the world's first robot guitar — an electric guitar that ...

As a once and forever 15-year-old boy, I find few words in the English language provide me with quite the same frisson as robot. Sure there's rocket, monkey, explosion—all highly ranked in my stunted ...

TOKYO — Musicians of the world are getting a new kind of artistic freedom with technology that eliminates the challenging chore of tuning. Robotics technology developed by German company Tronical Gmbh ...

PORTLAND, Ore. &#151 A second-generation self-tuning Robot Guitar was recently announced by Gibson Guitar Corp. (Nashville, Tenn.). Two new models are available–a Les Paul Studio Ltd. and an SG ...

The somewhat aptly-named Gibson Robot Guitar went on sale today, after 10 years of development. A second set of pickups monitors the pitch of each string, and actually transmits information up the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dark Fire, a new “robot guitar” based on a Les Paul guitar body, features improved automatic tuning functions plus tone technology. Nashville-based Gibson said its Chameleon Tone ...

is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. All-robot band Compressorhead has some ...

Like the Droid Bionic of the guitar world, the Firebird X was announced almost a year ago, packed with piles of impressive technology, and delayed so many times that practically everyone forgot it ...

Back in 1988 [Ben Reardon] walked through the Japanese pavilion at the World Expo held in Brisbane, Australia. He saw a robot playing a classical guitar, and was in awe. Later in his life, he decided ...