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Episode: Cello-playing robot performs with symphony orchestra
Description: The world’s first joint performance by a symphony orchestra and a robot playing a cello took place in Sweden.
The joint performance piece entitled ‘Veer’ was created for the robot by Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad who said the possibilities of the robotic performance inspired him to reconsider the cello as an instrument.
The 33-year-old composer said the experiment is not about replacing human musicians with a robot, but about gaining new insights into the creative process.
For example, the unique anatomy of the robotic arms means it is capable of playing “double stops” that a human hand would not be capa...