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Conductor Magnus Loddgard is open minded when it comes to technology. To him, a robot conducing everything perfectly is interesting, but can quickly become monotonous.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's voice soars to the rafters of the Tuscan theatre, but all eyes are on the orchestral conductor beside him -- a robot with an apparent penchant for Verdi. The concert ...
In order to train the robot, conductor Andrea Colombini utilized a process known as "lead-through programming." This involved holding the robot's arms, and physically guiding them through the task.
Musicians sometimes complain that their conductors can be a bit, well, mechanical. But a guest conductor for South Korea's National Orchestra recently actually was a robot - an actual robot.
Just a month after humanoid robot Pepper conducted a Buddhist burial ceremony, a robo-contemporary has conducted the world-renowned Lucca Philharmonic orchestra alongside opera great Andrea ...
Job Description: Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains.
The Pteranodon kids sing a song to help Mr. Conductor get to sleep. With a hurricane looming, the Pteranodon Family convinces Mr. Conductor to leave his train for the night and come with them to ...
A robot has become the first of its kind to conduct an orchestra in South Korea, in a high-profile concert hall debut last week. Standing at 1.8 metres tall, the EveR 6 robot led the National ...
An android robot, EveR 6, took the conductor’s podium in Seoul on Friday evening to lead a performance by South Korea’s national orchestra.
On this week's My Unsung Hero, Ellen Wyoming DeLoy tells the story of a train conductor who saved her from potential danger.