Robot to Conduct Detroit Symphony


	Robot to Conduct Detroit Symphony

Andy Greenberg

4-24-2008 1:33 PM

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robots, honda, detroit, symphony, musical robots, asimo

Andy Greenberg says:

This is a terrible idea.

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