Written on April 25, 2008 – 7:22 am | by Bogdan Alex |
Guess you already know about Honda’s ASIMO android and what cool tricks he can perform. Looks like people really want to put the android to work as on May 13, the ASIMO will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. ASIMO will attempt to perform “Impossible Dreams” in the opening of a special concert in Detroit. With this performance, Honda hopes to attract people’s attention on the DSO’s music education programs.

According to Honda spokesmen, ASIMO will demonstrate its unique capabilities for hundreds of area school children at 10:45 a.m, May 14 prior to a specially arranged master class in Orchestra Hall, where a select group of music students will receive personal music instruction from Yo-Yo Ma. In attendance will be students from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA), Detroit Renaissance and Cass Technical high schools, as well as from schools across metro Detroit and Windsor, Canada.

Currently, ASIMO is being used to encourage and inspire young students to consider studies in math and science. Honda thinks that the addition of music education to ASIMO's repertoire is a natural extension of these efforts.

Hmmm, the Japanese also integrated some hi-fi sonic receiver into ASIMO? Otherwise, how exactly does the android hear the music? If they just program it to conduct, than that’s no big deal after all. Hey Honda, how about some technical explanations?