Robot- conductor/David.Suenderhauf/Hellerau hall
Dresden, Germany, saw the debut of the robot conductor MAiRA Pro S last weekend. It lacks charisma or passion, but maintains a perfect rhythm.
< p>This is reported by the British publication The Guardian.
Performances in Dresden aim to demonstrate the latest achievements of machine masters, as well as music written specifically for 21st century technology.< /p>
Artistic director of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, Markus Rindt, said the intention was “not to replace people”, but to perform complex music that conductors find impossible.< /p>
The publication noted that the unusual concerts were dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra. During the concerts, the robot used three arms to beat the beat and still manage to reflect the dynamics.
MAiRA is the most advanced robot for conducting music, but it is not the first.
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Robot conductor/David.Suenderhauf/Hellerau hall
In 2008, a 1.2 meter tall automaton conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In 2017, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and the Orchestra of Lucca performed with YuMi, which was called a “collaborative” robot conductor with two hands. In South Korea in 2023, an android robot conducted at the Seoul National Theater of Korea.