It is the ultimate proof that man and machine can make beautiful music together!<br /><br />YuMi, the robot conductor, has made his opera debut in the Italian city of Pisa.<br /><br />The humanoid robot showed no signs of nerves as it raised its baton to conduct the Lucca Philharmonic orchestra at the Verdi Theatre<br /><br />It was coached and monitored by maestro and the resident orchestra’s conductor Andrea Colombini.<br /><br />“The flexibility of the arms of YuMi is absolutely unthinkable,” he said. <br /><br />“Not even incredible, unthinkable for a machine. It is absolutely fantastic. And the technicians were fantastic just to make everything perfect, especially in the length and in the speed of the gesture which is very important.”<br /><br />A robot conducted Andrea Bocelli and an Italian orchestra in a world first https://t.co/GPh3EPj5w7 pic.twitter.com/mwr14r9yt8— The Local Italy (@TheLocalItaly) 13 septembre 2017<br /><br />Celebrated tenor Andrea Bocelli, no less, performed alongide YuMi at a charity concert marking the First International Festival of Robotics.<br /><br />The two-armed robot, designed by Swiss firm ABB, conducted three of the 18 pieces performed on Tuesday night, including the famous aria La Donna e’ Mobile, from Verdi’s opera Rigoletto. <br /><br />An epic show by ABB’s #YuMirobot conducting the #Opera!Read more: https://t.co/VTYi85oOHX#Robotics #Orchestra #music pic.twitter.com/D5HEETyiOs— ABB Robotics (@ABBRobotics) 13 septembre 2017<br /><br />Despite the success of YuMi, whose name is derived from the phrase ‘you and me’, there are limitations.<br /><br />The robot is not able to improvise and any unexpected change in tempo from the musicians would have been ruinous.<br /><br />with Reuters<br />
