Gallery: Crazy Circuits Turn Anything Into a Musical Instrument
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Ototo is a pocket-sized circuit board designed to be a "musical invention kit" for creative youngsters. *Photo: Dentaku*
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Inspired by the Arduino and MaKey MaKey, Ototo can play music out of the box, with the 12 black and white triangles acting like piano keys and a surface-mounted speaker emitting sound. *Photo: Dentaku*
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Anything conductive can be looped into the system: Sauce pans can become a drum set and even simple pencil sketches can produce unique sounds when tapped. *Photo: Dentaku*
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Even houseplants work. "It was one of the things visitors found most amusing," says creator Mark McKeague. "The sound and interaction gave the object a different meaning." *Photo: Dentaku*
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"On Ototo you change the sound by adding sensors and experimenting with the interaction," says McKeague. *Photo: Dentaku*
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Similar super-powered PCBs have raised tons of money on Kickstarter, but Dentaku took a different approach and turned to [Near Now](http://www.nearnow.org.uk/), a charitable organization. *Photo: Dentaku*
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A concert might help youngsters appreciate music, but Ototo invites them to imagine entirely new possibilities. *Photo: Dentaku*
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A release date and pricing for the Ototo are still being finalized, but those who want to keep tabs on the project can sign up for more info [here](http://dentakulondon.com/work/ototo/#list). *Photo: Dentaku*
