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Sci-Fi Wednesday: Robot Conductor?
Robots having been growing in complexity for years, but now Honda’s ASIMO will be conducting Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, according to Business Wire: “ Honda’s ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.”
As the lead graph explains:
Honda’s ASIMO (http://asimo.honda.com) humanoid robot will focus attention on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (ASIMO’s appearance will draw attention to the DSO’s nationally acclaimed youth music programs, and particularly DSO’s effort to encourage and support involvement of children in Detroit.
For more, go read the whole thing: “ Honda’s ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.”
— michael | April 23, 2008 09:18 AM | Random bits
