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Humanoid robot conducts Beethoven symphony


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Humanoid robot conducts Beethoven symphony

10:15 04 April 04

NewScientist.com news service

The latest human activity to be mastered by robots was demonstrated recently when Sony's QRIO bot successfully conducted an entire orchestra.

The 58-centimetre-tall humanoid robot led the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in a unique rendition of Beethoven's 5th symphony during a concert held at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo on 15 March

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994845

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that's interesting. automation could cause a problem in the future for musicians and conductors. does that concern u, asu?

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I dont see the point in that other than a novelty... why would it be a good thing to have a robot conducting?? Surely the conductor is responsible for the interpretation of the score. If it's a roboconductor... it's all going to sound the same.

It is kinda cute though.. :lol:

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A hundred monkeys banging away randomly on a hundred typewriters haven't put Steven King out business yet (though they should have by now), so I doubt conductors have anything to fear from humanoid robots.

These aren't gay robots by any chance, are they?

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