The sounds which we produce do not become music until they have been fertilised by strong thoughts and sensations. These elements only develop if the individual succeeds in increasing his internal liberty.
Kaufmann’s robot is an admirable museum piece, but it is also perhaps — since 1810! — a subtle warning for mankind on the subject of his evolution. And where is the hope in all this? If you feel a smile coming to your lips when looking at the trumpet player with an iron heart, then set your mind at rest, because it is an obvious sign that you haven’t yet become one of the robots of the 19th century which are being prepared...
P. S. Definition of the word robot in the dictionaries: machine which imitates the movement of a live being. Fig. Man without will who can be made to act in any desired way.