This isn't the first time Asimo has shown off an amazing new trick. At CES 2007, Asimo became one of the first running robots, stunning an overflow crowd at the consumer trade show in Las Vegas. This musical feat, however, may be a little more show than innovation. Asimo's movements are typically pre-scripted: It can, for example, navigate stairs on its own, but doesn't have free will to then decide to go for a jog. Plus any words you hear Asimo "speak" usually come from someone off-stage.

To conduct a symphony, you have to hear the music. Asimo does have sound processors, but it's unclear if they can process quickly enough for him to know the proper timing for his likely pre-scripted movements.

What's next for this globe-trotting ambassador for Honda innovation? Singing on "American Idol"?