The man in this semi-fictional vignette was Lev Sergeyevich Termen, better known in the western world as Léon Theremin. You know Theremin for the musical instrument which bears his name.

Once the robot catches on, it plays along on his Theremin, matching both notes and rhythm perfectly. Since the human operator is clearly playing at a fairly relaxed pace, we are curious to see a ...

Hungarian violin and theremin player Katica Illényi performed a wonderful cover of the original Star Trek theme on a theremin ...

Theremins are played by moving your hands near (but not touching) two antenna. One antenna controls pitch, the other controls volume. Theremins work by creating two AC currents using two capacitors ...