I For One Welcome Our New Robot Conductor Overlords

The Guardian reports on the ongoing quest to invent a robot conductor.

Having done conducting once, when I was younger, I came to the conclusion that conductors are pointless during the performance, although they may be useful during rehearsals.

Still, when you go and see a performance, you want to see someone doing something interesting. Just sawing away at a violin doesn’t count. You need flailing limbs at the very least. That’s where the conductor comes in.

What I want to know is when they are going to have the first robot pop band; Kraftwerk don’t count.