Last week, we published an essay about science and music, illustrated with a photo of a trumpet-playing robot.
The photo piqued the interest of our archivist Steve Barnett, who did some research and wrote in an e-mail, "I didn’t know about this at all, other than being aware that they were building 'partner' type humanoid robots in Japan. I found a YouTube video of the trumpet player doing a very nice rendition of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' And as a former trumpet player, I can confirm that the fingerings are absolutely right for the notes he is playing (in the trumpet key of G Major, F Major concert, it’s a Bb Trumpet)."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-mC1PkYbnM
This Toyota "partner robot" debuted in 2005. Impressive as it is, Wynton Marsalis doesn't seem too worried just yet.
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