Roland Announces Piano with Integrated Tablet and Drones as Speakers

The Japanese company Roland presented a unique piano 50th Anniversary Concept Piano at CES 2023.Name

says that we are dealing with a concept timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the brand.

What is known

The novelty has an omnidirectional acousticsystem represented by built-in 360-degree speakers. Each speaker is equipped with seven speakers. But the main feature of the 50th Anniversary Concept Piano is the presence of unmanned aerial vehicles. They are also equipped with speakers and can easily move indoors.

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This solution has two drawbacks.Firstly, a wireless connection via Bluetooth protocol gives a delay of up to 0.2 seconds. Secondly, the propellers of drones make noise during the flight. Roland was able to solve the first problem by using its own protocol instead of Bluetooth.

But to get rid of the noise of the motors did not work.The company will wait for technology to hit the market that allows the drone to operate completely silently. Since now we are talking exclusively about the piano concept, there is still time.

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Another feature of the 50th Anniversary ConceptPiano is an integrated tablet computer. It allows you to perform a number of tasks, including displaying sheet music, teaching beginner pianists, and working with connected devices via Bluetooth or USB MIDI.