

Around this time, Apple released the iPad 2 which featured a dual core processor and, most importantly, supported USB audio & MIDI interfaces. The original robotcowboy system hardware was gigged often, went on a 2 month tour of the United States in 2008, and lasted until the 2011 Pd Convention in Weimar. Focusing on the embodiment of computational sound, robotcowboy was originally built in 2006-2007 as an MS thesis project using an industrial wearable computer running GNU/Linux & Pure Data, external stereo USB sound & MIDI interfaces, and various input devices including HID gamepads. Robotcowboy is the author's ongoing human-computer wearable performance project.

A pair of workshops given at the LEONARDO – Zentrum für Kreativität und Innovation Nürnberg.A visiting professorship at the DU Emergent Digital Practices Program.The CMU Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry.This project has been supported, in part, by: Frank Barknecht and the rjlib crew for a great vanilla abstraction set.Chris McCormick for providing the design basis with PdDroidParty.Reality Jockey for proving PD + mobile devices = win.

