asimo the conductor

NPR has reported on Asimo's recent stint as conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Yo-Yo Ma. While entertaining, the event was also meant to draw attention to the importance of music education. Here's a snippet:

David Everson, who plays the French horn, said that while ASIMO's timing was impeccable, like a metronome, something clearly was missing."This thing doesn't have any eyes," Everson said. "You can't see its eyes. They can't convey any kind of emotions to you other than … It's standing up there, it's not moving forward, it's not moving back. It's not making little small gestures or giving anybody any cues."

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