Robot Conducts The Detroit Symphony Orchestra watch!
youtube.com — Honda's ASIMO robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to raise awareness for music education.
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- Surferess, on 06/26/2008, -2/+24Great song choice!
- magicjohnson, on 06/26/2008, -7/+12quite baller imo, i love how the robot even correctly brings in the rest of the orchestra with its left-hand
- Daz3, on 06/27/2008, -3/+8Well why wouldn't you program it to do that...?
- krakelohm, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Exactly. And to ask a dumb question, what is the point of a conductor? Everyone already knows the sheet music and such. As a layperson it just looks like he is going through motions.
- TenebrousX, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1the conducter maintains the tempo
- crossmr, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1These people are experts, they can maintain their own tempo...hello throw a metronome up on the podium..
- jellyfishes, on 06/27/2008, -1/+1I wonder how they programmed all that (meaning code, or "teaching" or what)? It must have taken quite a while to get all those kinds of nuances and things programmed in.
- ahawks, on 06/27/2008, -1/+4Buried for "baller"
- Daz3, on 06/27/2008, -3/+8Well why wouldn't you program it to do that...?
- Carthagefield, on 06/26/2008, -3/+30I'm thinking the little fella should run as an independent in the forthcoming elections. I know what you're thinking, he's only programmed, but since when has that been an obstacle to the White House?
- lucy22, on 06/26/2008, -1/+2 ha, very funny. He is pretty smart.
- tb0n3r, on 06/27/2008, -0/+7Duh! He wasn't born in the United States!
- Carthagefield, on 06/27/2008, -1/+2Born?
- tb0n3r, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3Aye. 'Tis a joke.
- Carthagefield, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3Touché.
- megamod, on 06/28/2008, -1/+1you know that it's actually a little alien in a space suit...would you really want him in the white house?
well...I guess it would be better than the current president.
- cerejota, on 06/26/2008, -1/+29Detroit Symphony Orchestra can now be defined as Electronica?
- ironeus, on 08/01/2008, -1/+4Very cool and nice to see the DSO accept this bold move from tradition even if it is a one-time promotion.
- erranttv, on 06/26/2008, -0/+4Reminds me of the Reno Philharmonic's Slot Machine Concerto: http://www.renophilharmonic.com/directories/entrie ...
- FarcicalFart, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1This song is actually based on a song called "The Typewriter" by Leroy Anderson. They just used slot machines instead.
- HuskyPuzzle, on 06/26/2008, -0/+18Hmm...pretty impressive, although I think a lot of a conductor's work is done with the inflection he/she does with the eyes, which homeboy here, doesn't exactly have...
- screamthenrun, on 06/27/2008, -0/+4not only that, but most conductors actually display some sort of emotion..
also, during the ritard [for all you unmusical diggers that's when the music slows down] a conductor would normally subdivide.. instead of 1 2 3 1 2 3 [what the robot was doing] it would normally be 1&2&3&1&2&3& ...
[I'm not convinced that the robot is actually capable of those motions yet because I don't think that it would be able to move fast enough for the snapping motion that a conductor makes for the & counts]
I'm actually disappointed that they didn't wait a little longer to program it better... but then again it's all about publicity.. and what do I know about that?
- screamthenrun, on 06/27/2008, -0/+4not only that, but most conductors actually display some sort of emotion..
- LR2_, on 06/27/2008, -0/+12This seems to be one of the new and improved models. Here is a video of an older ASIMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTlV0Y5yAww- xmizzbojanglesx, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3That was one of the funniest things I've seen today lol
- megamod, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1did it get larger or did the people get smaller?
- homesickalien, on 06/27/2008, -3/+8He's probably got a MIDI plug for an anus.
- anagoge, on 06/27/2008, -1/+6I bet the sound is *****.
- Daz3, on 06/27/2008, -2/+19It isn't really conducting anything, it was programmed to move the same way the conductor would if he were there but is incapable to change timing etc. Just a PR stunt.
- mrinsanity, on 06/27/2008, -0/+8I don't know why you're getting dugg down. Probably because most people don't realize the proper role of a conductor in an orchestra. Just beating time and giving sections their cues is something any fool could do if they memorized the right patterns (or had it programmed into them). What would Asimo have done if the orchestra had timing or balance issues? Would Asimo recognize these or would he just keep to a strict programmed set of moves?
- Daz3, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1He would absolutely keep to the strict programmed set of moves... When I first saw this clip a while ago I wondered if ASIMO was capable of picking up on timing and balance and adjust accordingly - I quickly learned that It can't and doesn't.
- mrinsanity, on 06/27/2008, -0/+8I don't know why you're getting dugg down. Probably because most people don't realize the proper role of a conductor in an orchestra. Just beating time and giving sections their cues is something any fool could do if they memorized the right patterns (or had it programmed into them). What would Asimo have done if the orchestra had timing or balance issues? Would Asimo recognize these or would he just keep to a strict programmed set of moves?
- HeatherH88, on 06/27/2008, -1/+5Not as adorable as Wall-E... but still pretty darned cool ;)
- mattearle, on 06/27/2008, -3/+7Conductors don't do anything anyway. Now we have robots that can move their arms around while standing in front of people who know how to play a song perfectly. Awesome.
- hermslice, on 06/27/2008, -2/+5it is also clear that you have never played an instrument in an orchestra with a Conductor....if you had you would know that statement is completely false.
- mathcreative, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2The point he's making about the robot is right though.
- jakash, on 06/27/2008, -1/+6Impressive, but I don't think this really shows off the true capabilities of modern technology - I mean, the robot is very impressive, but I'm sure that it wasn't just programmed the music or even the actions to conduct the music and then just left to it's own devices. I think ASIMO had been spoon fed exactly which action to take, when and where, and without the full extent of it's capabilities, such as recognizing objects and the like. Digg me down, but all this video really shows is a remote-control conductor, albeit a very advanced one, and although ASIMO can do much more, this example isn't it.
- colasrtney, on 06/27/2008, -1/+15Conducting today, terminating tomorrow.
- Langford, on 06/27/2008, -0/+26Most deluxe metronome ever.
- mrinsanity, on 06/27/2008, -2/+6beating time != conducting
I'd like to see the robot determine the correct balance of the sections of the orchestra and adjust it in the middle of a performance... you know, think on its feet and react to things. - floridiot2, on 06/27/2008, -0/+23THEY TOOK 'ER JORBS!
- CardHockman, on 06/27/2008, -0/+4Cool, it's a billion dollar metronome!
- username7410, on 06/27/2008, -2/+0I love that it's in the birthplace of Techno.
- thatsmyaibo, on 06/27/2008, -1/+12I took this at Disneyland last month. You have to see it in person to really appreciate it...it's almost scary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM3S622swy4- zigunerweisen, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1Did she call it Awesome-O?
- xerofilter, on 06/27/2008, -1/+3Finally, robotic beings rule the world.
The humans are dead,
The humans are dead.
We used poisonous gasses
And we poisoned their asses.- Fmunkey, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1(Actually their lungs)
- tb0n3r, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Binary solo!
- mathcreative, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1Robots would only kill us if we programmed it to!
- terrenceisdaman, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1binary solo
- Fmunkey, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1(Actually their lungs)
- NecroSexy, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Lacking in roboto!
- lotuseater, on 06/27/2008, -0/+5Notice there is no conductor's podium that he has to climb... we all know how that would end.
- mrlost117, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1it's a shame this comment is so far down
- jellyfishes, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2I think it would be funnier to see an industrial robotic arm "conduct" an orchestra instead.
- rollerboy, on 06/27/2008, -3/+1That was absolutely horrible. Good thing this was only an experiment/demo because I could not watch a full concert like this. I could barely watch the 3 minutes of this.
- nkleffman, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3A robot that can conduct a symphony can kill us and stack our bodies like driftwood.
- verticalQ, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Conductors usually help convey the emotional intensity. I found this performance a bit.... robotic.
- PabloIV, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2I was recently told that the ASIMO project was scrapped, is that true?
- aserer511, on 06/27/2008, -3/+2fails to mention that this only occurred because the conductor got shot on his way to the concert hall
also, even if asimo can conduct an orchestro, it can;t walk up the stairs
FAIL - just101, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8AwQHusZw&feature ...
- arpad, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2We tried to get Asimo to stay and take over the mayor's office but the little guy's overqualified for the job.
- zippe, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2i knew robots would be useful one day.
- caeser5786, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2well at least that wasn't creepy...
and ironic, the Honda robot conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra... - peppino, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2I, for one, welcome our new robot conductor overlords.
- pinchduck, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2GM makes Hummers and Honda makes great marine engines, well engineered lawnmowers, fuel efficient cars, and symphony conducting robots that perform in the shadow of the Ren Cen (GM's headquarters). I live in metro Detroit but I have no doubt who will be making popular, efficient, and practical products in 2108.
- visitmyblogplz, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3Not very impressive if you ask me. The robot was programmed to do the exact same motions and didn't do what a real conductor is suppose to do.
- alexra, on 06/28/2008, -2/+2buried, saw this a few months ago
- thomas040, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3he doesn't seem to be very emotionally tuned with the music....
not really conducting then... - hammerpants, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2I love youtube comments.
"It walks like a black man sneaking away from the scene of a crime.
Now I see where this robot thing is going... " - iammzac, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2This is the beginning of Wall-E.
- TyrantJoe, on 06/28/2008, -1/+0Dugg for Man of La Mancha
- Midtowner, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2A professional group doesn't really need a conductor.
- antdude, on 06/28/2008, -1/+1FAKE! A kid is conducting inside of it. [grin]
I wonder what happens when the robot screws up or fails? - gomoonbase, on 06/28/2008, -0/+0That robot is a hack. You humans are so easily fooled.
- danna88, on 06/28/2008, -0/+0Worlds most elaborate metronome?
- metist, on 06/28/2008, -0/+0i'm sure the human conductors are delighted to know that a robot can do their job... lolz
- CuriousDan, on 06/28/2008, -0/+0Did he also rehearse and instruct the orchestra? No? Then beat it.
- patelgrisma11, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1
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