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Besides being used in robotics, stepper motors were sued to read and write floppy discs back in the day. They can also be programmed to make noise — musical noises.
Here, three stepper motors have been programmed to play the Super Mario Bros. theme song.
*applause*
The Super Mario Bros. theme song, played by 3 stepper motors [I Heart Chaos via Topless Robot]
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Kotaku 
Sep 30, 2009 2:00 AM
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Besides being used in robotics, stepper motors were sued to read and write floppy discs back in the day. They can also be programmed to make noise — musical noises.
