9:00 am
Opening welcome & introductions + quick meet-and-greet with the robotic xylophone player (mini Shimon)
9:15 am
Intro to Robotic Musicianship: key philosophies & current state (with short live xylophone-robot demo)
9:45 am
Coffee Break + informal networking around the robotic xylophone demo
10:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Gil Weinberg (context + examples connected to hands-on xylophone robot interaction)
11:00 am
Designing & building robotic musicians (Marimba/Guitar examples + pointers back to the portable xylophone robot)
12:00 pm
Lunch + open-table networking (robot available for casual interaction)
1:00 pm
Designing interactions & programming; demo and interaction with mini Shimon (robotic xylophone player)
2:00 pm
Applications of Robotic Musicianship: accessibility, installations, and multicultural approaches (case studies + demo tie-ins)
3:00 pm
Hands-on interaction lab + attendee networking: structured play with the robotic xylophone player (mini Shimon)
4:00 pm
Discussion + networking: goals & future of Robotic Musicianship (roundtable while the robot remains available)