As the orchestra assembled for the final piece of the evening at Malmö Live Concert Hall, there was an unusual member in the pit. No human performed the cello solo for Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad’s latest piece. Instead, it was a robot. Around the propped up cello, two mechanical arms protruded from the ground. One held the bow, attached to robotic appendage directly instead of lightly held between a person’s grasp, with the other using a cylindrical hub of pads to press the neck. Related Malmö Symphony Orchestra makes history with world’s first robotic cellist performanceJapanese artist Ry…