MIT researchers turned a strip of fabric into a high-tech musical instrument

MIT researchers have created a musical instrument that you can twist and pull. The experimental keyboard is made from soft layers of fabric that have sensors. It’s all sewn together with conductive thread. You can play it like a traditional keyboard, but the FabricKeyboard also responds to pressure, proximity, and stretching. Right now, the instrument is limited to a few keys, but researchers hope to add more, as well as some additional sounds.