It won't win any classical awards or play the Royal Albert Hall but these maggoty-looking robotic fingers can actually play the piano faster than a human.
The rubbery digits contract in just 50 milliseconds and are activated by pumping air into them, regulated by a computer-controlled valve.
Scientists from Harvard University led by Bobak Mosadegh came up with the design. They have already worked on earlier version that could pick up flowers without damaging them.
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The technology is being used in the development of a pneumatic glove that will help in the recovery of stroke sufferers.
Future versions should be even faster and more powerful.
