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Humanoid robot to conduct Detroit Symphony Orchestra
computer world ^ | April 24, 2008 | By Sharon Gaudin

Posted on 04/26/2008 4:37:45 PM PDT by Flavius

A humanoid robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra next month, mixing two different cultures -- technology and music.

Honda Motor Co.'s Asimo robot was built to help people and to someday assist the elderly and disabled in their homes. While many features are still in development, Asimo has already become something of a robotic ambassador.

(Excerpt) Read more at computerworld.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: robots

removing people from the loop will be oh so much fun

1 posted on 04/26/2008 4:37:45 PM PDT by Flavius
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2 posted on 04/26/2008 4:38:21 PM PDT by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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As long as it doesn’t text it’s laptop, and have an affair with said laptop and have a huge party at the Robotian Mansion Detroit will be fine.....


3 posted on 04/26/2008 4:40:39 PM PDT by taildragger (The Answer is Fred Thompson, I do not care what the question is.....)
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The audience will be video recorders and the orchestra will be synthesizers.


4 posted on 04/26/2008 4:41:46 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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I guess the crime is as bad as they are reporting.
5 posted on 04/26/2008 6:01:05 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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Honda Motor Co.'s Asimo robot...

Remember when Detroit and the American auto industry were famous for their technology? Maybe there would have been an Amermo robot conducting the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

6 posted on 04/26/2008 7:13:35 PM PDT by Last Dakotan
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