Maestro with 3 arms

Premiere in Dresden: Robot conducts orchestra

For the premiere, the robot conducted two world premieres - the piece "#kreuzknoten" by Wieland Reissmann and "Semiconductor's Masterpiece" by Andreas Gundlach.

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The Dresden Symphony Orchestra has made music history by having a robot conduct them for the first time. The maestro with three arms can set different tempos for the individual groups in the orchestra. The robot conducted two world premieres at the premiere. The audience was thrilled.

At the premiere of the "Robot Symphony" program on Saturday, the technology and musicians at the Dresden Festspielhaus Hellerau ran like clockwork. The audience was enthusiastic and applauded enthusiastically.

Symphony director Markus Rindt was able to recruit specialists from the Technical University of Dresden for the project.

"Not replacing conductors, but breaking new ground"
 In the CeTI (Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop) Cluster of Excellence, the conducting machine "learned" how to beat bars and display dynamics. "We are not aiming to replace conductors in the future," said Rindt. But we want to break new ground and try out what is possible with a conductor on the podium.

Conducting world premieres
The robot conducted two world premieres for the premiere - the piece "#kreuzknoten" by Wieland Reissmann and "Semiconductor's Masterpiece" by Andreas Gundlach. Other works of the evening were conducted by a "real" conductor - the Norwegian Magnus Loddgard.

The robot dog "Spot" from Boston Dynamics also made an appearance. The concert also marked the 25th anniversary of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra.