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May 15, 2008
Honda's ASIMO Robot Conducts Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Above, in performance.
Wrote Lawrence Van Gelder in his "Arts, Briefly" column in today's New York Times, "After greeting the audience in a childlike voice, ASIMO mimicked the actions of a conductor, nodding at sections of the ensemble during the performance and gesturing with one or both hands."
The 4-foot-3-inch tall robot made its concert debut this past Tuesday when it conducted the orchestra's rendition of "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha."
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When they get the voice tweaked up, ASIMO would be ideal for the Olympia doll in "Tales of Hoffmann." I just wonder if it, too, would scream at its colleagues and demand gardenia blossoms in the dressing room toilet bowl...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96kaaVu1oYc
(This is what makes opera so wonderfully ludicrous -- the singers get to do this incredibly demanding stuff while performing the most ridiculous gyrations. Like playing an accordion while you're running a marathon, kind of thing.)
And, maybe next, an all-robot played, conducted and sung "Tosca"! Oh wait, I've seen that already. Many times.
Posted by: Flautist | May 15, 2008 4:13:49 PM
