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Band Directors Beware: You Are Being Assimilated |
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Written by Chad Criswell
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It was only a matter of time I suppose until technology found a way to move onto the conducting podium. Welcome to the future ladies and gentlemen. On May 13th a robot will stand atop a conductor's podium and conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra!
First of all I do have to say that Asimo is just plain COOL! The last time I was in Florida at Epcot I went to a presentation that featured this little humanoid robot and I was honestly amazed at everything he could do and how truly lifelike they have made him. Now Asimo (Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) has teamed up with the Detroit symphony to provide... MUSIC LESSONS!
As a part of a large grant from Asimo's makers, Honda Corp., Asimo has been amazing young music students in Detroit as a part of the Power Of Dreams Music Education Fund . While I don't fear for my job just yet, I am very interested in seeing the video of this performance after it takes place. Other cyber conducting projects are also out in the mainstream right now such as the UBS Virtual Maestro , an interactive simulation of what it is like to actually conduct a major symphony orchestra, but for me this Asimo story trumps them all.
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