Honda's Robot Will Conduct Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Link: blog.wired.com

Yo Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will soon submit to a robotic overlord in the form of Honda's Asimo robot, which will pick up a baton to conduct the orchestra in a performance of Frank Sinatra's "Impossible Dream," which has become something of an anthem for Honda. The irony of a Japanese car maker trotting out an advanced robot in the auto-making city of Detroit will likely be lost on most of the attendees, who will be students from the Detroit School for the Arts. The concert ta

4/23/2008 | Email