This young man built and programmed a robot arm from scratch that performed a three-minute duet with him.<br /><br />William Sun Petrus, 24, was inspired to create the robot arm when he came across a broken record player and decided it needed a new lease of life.<br /><br />The full-time software developer and musician was influenced by experimental performance artists such as Shawn Wasabi, Jack Conte and SoNevable.<br /><br />William is seen taking apart the old record player where he plans and installs the motors with a microcomputer and other electronic parts.<br /><br />He then programs the robot arm to move in response to his own movements.<br /><br />The footage ends with a shortened version of the original, three-minute song that William - and the robot - performed together.<br /><br />William, from Scotland, said the items for the project cost around £160 - but he destroyed about £200 worth of materials whilst trying to make his plan come to life.<br /><br />The clips were taken over the course of a year - the actual building took 8 months and he spent an hour every day for four months practicing his performance.<br /><br />William makes similar creative projects in his spare time and shares them on his YouTube channel.<br /><br />He said: “I was inspired by performance artists like Shawn and Jack about 10 years ago, but I wasn’t very talented at making music or performing back then.<br /><br />“I've grown up now and learned a lot about creating and performing,<br /><br />“Now I'm able to make my own projects like the artists I looked up to.<br /><br />“I hope that my work will inspire the next generation of artists!”
