Shinichi Furuya is a researcher in the field of the physiology of musicians, as well as a pianist. He wants to optimize piano playing, driving pianists to their physical limits. Do do so, New Scientist reports, Furuya and his colleagues have developed a machine that can improve the finger speed of users.
The exoskeleton wraps around the hand and jerks each finger up to four times each second and moves them in motions specific to piano playing. When tested on pianists, a mere 30-minute session with the device substantially improved finger speed. Brain scans indicated that the pianists had greater motion control after this training.
-via David Thompson
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