Using a cast-off glockenspiel from a school music room as a base, the Spielatron uses four mallets to play all the notes. Each key is struck by a mallet secured to a base made of two servos.

If there’s a happier word ever imported into the English language than “Glockenspiel”, we’re not sure what it is. And controlling said instrument with a bunch of servos and … ...

Though not every 3rd grader at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates can pronounce the word glockenspiel, there certainly is evidence they can play the musical instrument. A glockenspiel, … ...

A xylophone’s bars are typically made of wood, and on the glockenspiel, the bars are made of steel – just like on Rachel’s instrument. In fact, the Greek word “xylo” means “wood ...