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Meet Robot Drummer: Scientists train an AI to drum like Linkin Park and AC/DC — but it sounds like it has plenty of practice to do

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Robot Drummer AI uses reinforcement learning on a simulated Unitree G1 robot to mimic human drumming on popular songs, showing potential for humanoid robots in creative tasks despite current rhythm issues.

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