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University's robot band makes debut

Tsinghua University has designed and produced a traditional Chinese music band consisting of three robots. The robots play different instruments: the bamboo flute, konghou (an ancient plucked stringed instrument similar to a harp) and drums. The band performed on April 25 to celebrate Tsinghua's 108th anniversary. Mi Haipeng, associate professor of the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University, told Beijing News that the robots have advantages over humans in playing instruments.

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