] The latest human activity to be mastered by robots was ] demonstrated recently when Sony's QRIO bot successfully ] conducted an entire orchestra. ] ] The 58-centimetre-tall humanoid robot led the Tokyo ] Philharmonic Orchestra in a unique rendition of ] Beethoven's 5th symphony during a concert held at the ] Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo on 15 March. ] ] A video of the robot conductor in action can be viewed on ] Sony's website here (RealPlayer required). |