Keromin, an Electronic Instrument that Looks Like a Frog

This is Keromin. He's a cute stuffed frog, but he's also an electronic instrument. His name is "kero"—the sound a frog makes in Japanese—plus theramin—the world's first electronic instrument—put together. Keromin "sings" when you put your hand inside of him like an ordinary hand puppet and open his mouth. He can do lots of different voices—12, in fact, ranging from human voices to frog-like croaks to violins and pipe organs. An engineer in Saitama Prefecture invented it as a way to teach kids about music in a simple, endearing way. Check out a video of him singing Amazing Grace after the jump.

Link (Thanks, Rog!)

Comments

[Ray]

That is, without a doubt, the greatest thing humanity has ever achieved.

[Rog]

By God-given coincidence, he's the same green as my new bike.

http://flickr.com/photos/dr-rogg/2591510005/

I may have to replace the horn with this bad boy.