A robot created by KITECH took the podium as the orchestra conductor in South Korea

An android robot, EveR 6, took the conductor's podium in Seoul on Friday evening to lead a performance by South Korea's national orchestra, marking the first such attempt in the country.

The two-armed robot, designed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), made its debut at the National Theater of Korea, leading musicians in the country's national orchestra, reported Reuters.

The robot, with a humanoid face, first bowed to the audience and started waving its arms to control the tempo of the live show. National Theater of Korea posted a video of the robot on their YouTube channel.

When translated from Korean to English, a part of the video's description reads, "Rediscovering the value of art through unconventional experiments. In 'Absence,' Choi Soo-yeol, who has been conducting challenging experiments with the National Orchestra of Korea for several years, and 'Ever 6', an android robot developed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, will stand on stage separately and together.

A stage is differentiated from robots by Suyeol Choi, who leads music with commanding power based on sympathy, communication, and sensuous interpretation, against the command of a robot that performs repetitive movements at high speed and accurately. Let's imagine the combination of art and cutting-edge technology opens up a world where humans and robots coexist and new possibilities."

Lee Young-Ju, an audience member who studies traditional Korean music, said the robot's moves, though impeccable in keeping the rhythm, lacked "breath" – or the ability to keep the orchestra ready to engage collectively and instantly – which he said was essential in performance.