Later on Friday evening, the android robot took the conductor's podium in Seoul to lead a performance by South Korea's national orchestra, marking the first such attempt in the country, reported news agency Reuters.
Leading two of the five musical compositions by itself and another one with a human conductor, the robot, with a humanoid face, first bowed to the audience and started waving its arms to control the tempo of the live show.
EveR 6 was developed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and is now touted as the world's first robotic orchestra conductor.
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The 1.8-meter and two-handed EveR 6 robot guided more than 60 musicians of the National Orchestra of Korea who were playing traditional Korean instruments.
Ironically, EveR 6's critical weakness is that it cannot listen.
Citing Lee Young-ju, an audience member who studies traditional Korean music, the Reuters report further said that "the robot's moves, though impeccable in keeping the rhythm, lacked "breath" - or the ability to keep the orchestra ready to engage collectively and instantly - which he said was essential in performance". "It seemed there was some work to be done for the robot to do the job," Lee said.
Ironically, EveR 6's critical weakness is that it cannot listen.
Citing Lee Young-ju, an audience member who studies traditional Korean music, the Reuters report further said that "the robot's moves, though impeccable in keeping the rhythm, lacked "breath" - or the ability to keep the orchestra ready to engage collectively and instantly - which he said was essential in performance". "It seemed there was some work to be done for the robot to do the job," Lee said.
All images from — National Theater of Korea@Twitter
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