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Micro Electro Mechanical Guitar -Air Guitar- I CAN! 2009 Kyoto University Team TBT Kyoto University / Department of Micro Engineering / Nano Micro System Engineering Lab. What is MEMG/Air guitar? Original Air guitar is the performance that one acts as if he plays a real guitar. This acrobatic and dynamical performance is impressive. Our project “MEMG/Air guitar” …You can create real sounds of guitar by just imitating its playing! But No Sounds! Devices and Mechanism Left hand: Select a chord and tone to be played by MEMG. …according to the combination of 4 push-switches. Right hand: Play sound. … when the G-sensor reads shaking motion of it. Also…the magnetic sensor sense the distance between two hands to raise or drop octave of chord and tone. Example ３２ chords and ３２ tones are available. For example…Pushing [forefinger] only …tone of C [middle finger] only … tone of D [middle finger] and [third finger] … tone of A [forefinger] and [middle finger] … tone of G Future Improvements i. Wireless communication ii. Downsizing iii. Speed up of response iv. Increasing available air instruments such as air flute and air drums etc. One can choose one air instrument by the position of both hands. Marketing MEMG has great potential both for a game and a new style instrument. Eventually, MEMG can evolve into “MEMAir” which acts as a multiple air-instrument such as air flute, air drum etc. One can choose one air instrument by the position of both hands. Marketing activity to game companies will start with collaboration from Kansai Technology Licensing Organization. Performance part