Airdrumps, dancing “spiders,” and robodogs were among many cool student projects presented at the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science. In a project fair held at the end of the 2021 school year, students graduating from the Faculty of Computer Science presented their work. These included mobile apps, virtual reality systems, and the evolving field of Internet of Things (IoT).
Almog Algranti, Nadav Abayov, and Yarden Wolf created air drums. Using computer vision algorithms, their app detects the drumsticks in the user’s hands, and plays as if the user were seated at a drum set. “I play piano, and recently got interested in drums,” Algranti (pictured) explained. “This was an opportunity for me to create an ‘instrument’ that would let me practice without the financial investment in a drum set, and without disturbing the neighbors.”