News Robot takes podium as orchestra conductor in Seoul (1 Viewer)

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An android robot, EveR 6, took the conductor's podium in Seoul on Friday evening to lead a performance by South Korea's national orchestra, marking the first such attempt in the country.

The two-armed robot, designed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, made its debut at the National Theater of Korea, leading musicians in the country's national orchestra.

The robot, with a humanoid face, first bowed to the audience and started waving its arms to control the tempo of the live show.


"Movements by a conductor are very detailed," Choi Soo-yeoul, who led Friday's performance alongside the robot, said.

"The robot was able to present such detailed moves much better than I had imagined."

But EveR 6's "critical weakness," Choi said, is that it cannot listen.

Lee Young-ju, an audience member who studies traditional Korean music, said the robot's moves, though impeccable in keeping the rhythm, lacked "breath" - or the ability to keep the orchestra ready to engage collectively and instantly - which he said was essential in performance.

"It seemed there was some work to be done for the robot to do the job," Lee said.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/robot-takes-podium-orchestra-conductor-seoul-2023-06-30/​

 

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