A robot conducted a South Korean National Orchestra concert
The South Korean-made robot made its debut as a conductor in Seoul at a concert, during which it conducted more than 60 musicians in front of an audience.
The robot, named EveR 6, with a height of 1.80 meters, conducted the musicians of the South Korean National Orchestra. He was the conductor for half an hour, but still with the help of a real conductor.
The robot then bowed to the audience. About 950 spectators greeted him with a standing ovation.
During his performance, the robot fixed its blue eyes on the musicians, looking away and nodding to the beat of the music.
“I came here and wondered if the robot could be pulled without making a mistake. I found it to be in perfect harmony with the musicians. It was a whole new world for me,” one spectator told AFP.
EveR 6 is a product of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology. It is programmed to perform the movements of a real tracker.
However, the robot is unable to listen or improvise in real time in case a musician makes a mistake.
