Guitar Hero 'Slashbot' riffs uncontrollably, plots mankind's downfall

It's clear that everyone is looking for a way to game the system these days. The video game system, that is. In the vein of that Guitar Hero cheat-mod we saw the other day, four undergraduate students at Texas A&M University have built a Guitar Hero playing robot that can shred with the best of them... no hands required. The system -- dubbed Slashbot -- works as a completely standalone process, using a converter box to translate specific pixel information from the screen intro note presses and strums on the mechanical contraption. On average, the bot is achieving 90 percent accuracy in expert mode, and has yet to be defeated by a human challenger. Next up? It plans to eradicate all human life on Earth, of course! Check the video of Slashbot playing -- what else? -- Cliffs of Dover after the break.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2008 4:10PM]

What about hammer ons? I couldn't tell from the vid but it seemed to me that the noids were working inefficiently. I assume its just a matter or coding some note priority? Anyway I say bravo!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2008 4:48PM]

Did anyone finish the video? Because he got 96% on expert.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2008 8:15PM]

I think alot of people are missing the point here. Great job guys! Once it is fine tuned please post another video!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 25th 2008 12:23AM]

Thank god my boyfriend doesn't read Engadget or he'd try to make a similar robot himself.

BTW does anyone else hate Disturbed with fury, but still keeps on trying to master that damn song?