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Toyota Robot Violinist Wows At Shanghai Expo
kkleiner writes "The Shanghai World Expo got a special treat this past week in the Japanese pavilion, when Toyota's famed violin-playing robot thrilled the crowd with a rendition of the Chinese folk song Mo Li Hua (jasmine flower). The bipedal artificial violinist hasn't been seen much since its debut back in 2007. Now we have footage of the Toyota bot playing Mo Li Hua in Shanghai as well as its original rendition of Pomp and Circumstance from 2007."
There was only one problem, while the Toyota robot performed quite well, they couldn't get him to stop....
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
Awww, I bet if we ask nicely they could have the robot play the world's smallest violin.
Mod me down, my New Earth Global Warmingist friends!
There was only one small glitch during the rehearsal when they couldn't get it to stop playing.
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Can it safely bring to a stop a runaway Lexus?
That's all very impressive, but let's see a Toyota fall down the stairs
You've likely never heard anything quite like the robot's latest heartwarming masterpiece, Ode To Data Integrity. Certainly a worthy follow up to classic spoken-word lounge room hit, Destroy All Humans.
"I like systems, their application excepted", George Sand (French)
Dear Humans,
We no longer require musicians, please ensure they vacate the earth within the next 24 hours.
Sincerely,
The Robots