Thompson is a “luthier,” a craftsperson who builds and repairs stringed instruments that are played with a bow or plucked.

The instrument is meant to be placed on a table with the larger end toward the performer, and while the right hand plays the melody on the treble strings with a violin bow, accompanying chords are ...

For the first time ever, a robot has played a cello live on stage during a performance by an orchestra in Sweden. As Reuters reports, a pair of industrial robotic arms developed by researcher and ...