On Tuesday evening a robot took the stage of the Verdi Theater in Pisa, Italy. The robot was there to conduct the Lucca Philharmonic orchestra for three of the 18 arrangements that night. The event was part of the International Robotics Festival there. The robot was created by the Swiss company ABB and its name, YuMi, stands for "You and Me." The description of the bot says it's "working together to create endless possibilities." It was introduced to the market in 2015.

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's voice soared to the rafters of a Tuscan theatre, but all eyes were on YuMi, the automated conductor beside him. The robot with the apparent penchant for Verdi took part in a world first, using its two mechanical arms to direct the orchestra. The Swiss-designed system swept its baton skywards with one hand, while the other curved around in a caress spurring on the strings as the operatic La Donna E' Mobile, or Woman Is Fickle, reached its climax. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's (front of stage) voice soared to the rafters of a Tuscan theatre on Tuesday, but all eyes were on YuMi, the automated conductor beside him (foreground of image) during a world first performance by a two armed robotic maestro YuMi, whose name is derived from the phrase'you and me', was taught all the movements by conductor Andrea Colombani. He held its arms in rehearsals so the computer could memorise the correct gestures.