Dr. Dennis Hong is a friend of the blog, and we are a friend of his, so anytime his RoMeLa group does something noteworthy (which seems to be a LOT) we try to give him some pub. So check this one out ...
Earlier in December, Dr. Hong's RoMeLa humanoid robot DARwin conducted the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra in Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" ... that's right, DARwin, a robot, conducted a symphony. He's told me before how it's done, but I don't understand a word. It should be noted this isn't a preprogrammed response to the song - this thing is actually conducting and responding. Freaky. So enjoy, and congratulations to Dr. Hong and his amazing group of students. (It takes a couple of minutes to get into the song, but well worth the wait).
Updated 12/19 8:21am And it looks like Hong and his group have won another international award. Underachievers - just imagine what they could do if they actually applied themselves. :)
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