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Honda Asimo Conducts Symphony (UPDATE)

We told you Honda’s Asimo robot was scheduled to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a performance of The Impossible Dream from Man of la Mancha. The successful performance took place yesterday, and we have the video to prove it.

Even though I feel a little uneasy about the idea of robots in reality, the Asimo looked really cool in a weird sort of way, swinging those robotic arms up and down, leading accomplished cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the rest of the orchestra!

Here is the original article:

Musical Robots - Honda Asimo to Conduct Orchestra

A Honda robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a concert that will take place on May 13th in Detroit. The Honda Asimo robot will pick up the baton and lead the human musicians in a rendition of Man of La Mancha’s Impossible Dream.  “The irony of a Japanese automaker trotting out an ad… [More]