VIDEO | Made musical history: The three-armed robot conducted the Dresden Symphony Orchestra for the first time
A robot with three arms entered musical history after conducting the ensemble for the first time at the 25th anniversary concert of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra. Using three hands with light batons and occasionally maintaining a different tempo for individual groups in the orchestra, the mechanical maestro earned thunderous applause after the premiere of the Robot Symphony (Robotersinfonie) at the Hellerau concert hall in Dresden, Germany.
Markus Rindt, director of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, said he managed to get help from experts from the Technical University of Dresden for the project. Rindt explained that the conducting machine, equipped with seven joints, "learned" how to maintain a rhythm and convey dynamics, reports "Figaro".
In a similar venture, an AI-guided robot conductor conducted an orchestra in South Korea last year. The organizers of the project in Dresden say that musicians should not fear that someone will replace them.
"It is not our goal to replace the conductors in the future. The goal is to break new ground and explore musical possibilities with the help of robots," said Rindt.
The Dresden Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 25th anniversary with a concert featuring musicians from renowned German and foreign orchestras and a contemporary work of complex rhythms composed for a "hybrid" performance with a robot conductor.