Android robot conducts national orchestra of South Korea
Baku, July 6, AZERTAC
EveR 6 was developed by scientists at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and was programmed to replicate the movements of a human conductor through motion capture technology, according to BBC News.
The humanoid robot guided three of five pieces that were played by the orchestra, including one jointly lead alongside a human conductor, Choi Soo-yeoul.
And it seems both Choi Soo-yeoul and the audience were impressed by EveR 6's performance.
Choi Soo-yeoul said: "Movements by a conductor are very detailed. The robot was able to present such detailed moves, much better than I had imagined.
"I think it was a recital that showed that (robots and humans) can co-exist and complement each other, rather than one replacing the other," he added.
However there did seem to be one big disadvantage of having a robot conductor.
Choi Soo-yeoul explained: "EveR 6's critical weakness is that it cannot listen.
What was a bit interesting during the rehearsal was that me and other musicians were making a lot of efforts to understand the robot as we knew it could not listen, which made us feel like we were connecting to it."
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