Peter Jackon's robotic ragtime band

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Director Peter Jackson reportedly paid $100,000 for a contraption made of computer-controlled muscial instruments. I'm guessing you feed the thing a MIDI file and the banjos, guitars, drums, pipes, etc. play the song. Here's a QuickTime clip of the thing in action.
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Update: Lots of other cool Nickelodeon stuff on the site this video is hosted on: Link.