Last October, a groundbreaking event unfolded: a robot conducted an orchestra. At a concert by the Dresden Sinfoniker, a ...

Three robotic arms stand on the podium, each with a glowing baton in their hand-like ... just as he would with a human apprentice conductor." The movements were stored separately for each robot.

The young man lifted his hands, one of which held a baton ... William Wiedrich's conducting class, he had a new responsibility. Pick a section of the first movement from Symphony No. 6 to conduct.

Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...