The Miburi is a wearable musical instrument which was released commercially by the Yamaha Corporation’s Tokyo-based experimental division in 1995.
The Miburi's belt unit, “MBU-20”, processes data from the sensors into MIDI pitch and velocity information.
‘Cross-point’ mode measures the speed of the transducer’s flexion as it traverses its zero point (when the flex sensor is straight).
However, the Miburi has the robust design, and very predictable sensor output that might be expected from one of the principal electronic musical instrument manufacturers.
Extensions of its basic functions include control of video,[5] lighting,[6] utilization as a component of a “multimedia orchestra” [7] and “to help children engage their whole bodies while interacting with computers”.