July 8, 2008

Bots Perform Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva

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Twenty one hearing impaired dancers often perform the Thousand-hand Bodhisattva in China. Now the University Science and Technology Department has taken 15 robots and taught them to perform the same dance. One of Time's favorites, the bots can also hug and do push-ups. While we couldn't locate a video of the robots in action, if they are anything like their human counterparts, they must be awesome.

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Posted by Sheila Franklin at July 8, 2008 3:17 PM

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