Jun 23 2010Do Not Approve: Creepy Robot Dance Troupe
Note: Video is after the jump because I already soiled the front page enough for the both of us.
This is a video of 20 creepy-ass little robots all dancing in sync. And I mean in sync as in they all do the same thing at the same time, not 'NSync the talented boy band with all those catchy hits. No, YOU'RE Tearin' Up My Heart!
Each 23-inch Nao robot by Aldebaran Robotics is packing about as much processing power as a smartphone, hooks up to Wi-Fi, and can even see with its beady little eyes. Not only was this group of $250,000 worth of robots graceful as they danced up a storm at the Shanghai World Expo, but check out their perfect synchronization in the video below.
Each little dancer has 25-degrees of freedom, which I think we can all agree is 25-degrees too many. No, the only dance number these guys should be allowed to participate in is STOMP. Get it? Cause I'm gonna crush their asses like Godzilla!
Hit for 8-minutes of creepy torture.
Video: 20 robots dancing in perfect sync [dvice]
Thanks to TobyRaider and Jason, who have both beaten robots in breakdancing battles and got to keep the cardboard.
Reader Comments
1. JuggNuttz - June 23, 2010 11:28 AM
Dance! Everybody Dance!
2. shtine - June 23, 2010 11:28 AM
destroy theeeeeeeeem
3. [:-] Asperflux [:-] - June 23, 2010 11:33 AM
Long last the robots!
The dancing is just a distraction before the marching starts.
4. Mister T - June 23, 2010 11:38 AM
Like most things on here, saw it yesterday on Pop Sci.
5. Dishy - June 23, 2010 11:39 AM
Patrick Scalisi!! PATRICK SCALISI please respond!!
Before you drop your inevitable wisdom please let us know. DO YOU EVEN READ ANY OF THESE COMMENTS?
Let us know.
6. bryan - June 23, 2010 11:42 AM
cool video, neat robots, stupid blog post.
7. Reg - June 23, 2010 11:43 AM
Good, now they will be able to dance on our corpses after they KILL US ALL!
8. ��� STOMPY ���™ - June 23, 2010 11:44 AM
this might be a good thing people, if we get the robots liking to dance we can get them addicted to crap like glee and so you think you can dance and we can have a better chance at defeating their lame asses....
9. Jomosexual89 - June 23, 2010 11:48 AM
Reminds me of the opening ceremonies in the 2008 summer olympics.
10. naas=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿ ̿̿ ٩(๏̯͡๏)۶ <- firstard - June 23, 2010 11:52 AM
@5 I lol'd all over
These synchronized robots dancing don't impress me, they won't until they've been enslaved, imprisoned & then coordinated a thriller dance for youtube
11. Pollen - June 23, 2010 11:55 AM
7:26-7:30 ....wtf.
12. Tennist0 - June 23, 2010 12:08 PM
@11 Prepping to suck cawk
13. Tennist0 - June 23, 2010 12:08 PM
@11 Prepping to suck cawk
14. Leftover - June 23, 2010 12:12 PM
parts of it looked like the all blacks haka!
15. SexyChewie - June 23, 2010 12:20 PM
I can't sleep anymore ....
16. Dishy - June 23, 2010 12:21 PM
@14 are you a Kiwi? It's 4am there.
17. Leftover - June 23, 2010 12:36 PM
@16 Dishy. No I'm not a Kiwi, I don't have the physique. And by that I mean I'm too big, buff, muscular, manly, talented etc, *cough, cough* and it wouldn't be fair for the rest of the players if I were on the team. So I'll just stick to eating springbok, tastes like chicken.
18. T-Hood t.c. - June 23, 2010 12:43 PM
"no you're tearing up my heart", LMFAO! Totally just reminded me of TRL.
19. naas=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿ ̿̿ ٩(๏̯͡๏)۶ <- firstard - June 23, 2010 12:58 PM
@17 Dishy threw one over your head, I think he was asking if you were from the north island or the south island
20. Pat - June 23, 2010 1:04 PM
First hospitals, now dancing in unison. The end is nigh!
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21. naas=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿ ̿̿ ٩(๏̯͡๏)۶ <- firstard - June 23, 2010 1:14 PM
@20
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22. $helbon - June 23, 2010 1:15 PM
@16 nice one...
I like the music, don't like the robots. I'm not afraid of them or anything, I just want my own robot army and can't afford one so watching a video like this makes me jealous. How gay must they guy who coordinated that have been? Hey I have a small troop of bits...I know I'll make them dance in sync....just sayin
23. $helbon - June 23, 2010 1:17 PM
bots**
24. Leftover - June 23, 2010 1:25 PM
@19 naas ok, but I was referring to The New Zealand national rugby league. Either way, it's 19:25 over here so no, I'm not an islander, HOWEVER it's colse enough for HAPPY HOUR!
25. theSealyMan - June 23, 2010 1:49 PM
YEAHHHHH!!!!
France's Got Talent \o/
xD
26. Leftover - June 23, 2010 2:07 PM
@25 no kidding! How horribly embarrasing. At least they have some nice looking women...
27. Chaos Hellbound - June 23, 2010 3:38 PM
Its there tribal Human killing dance! oh shit!
28. HessiaNerd - June 23, 2010 6:20 PM
I think that second bit is from the Conan the Barbarian score...
I cant confirm cause it looks like my work is blocking the streaming media off amazon, someone wanna check?
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B0000014T1
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29. shescrafty - June 23, 2010 7:09 PM
do the thriller dance and i will be impressed.
30. v43 - June 23, 2010 8:59 PM
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31. clarazinet - June 23, 2010 9:48 PM
Somebody please tell me what the last song is! I know I've played it before in band but can't remember what it is.
32. Hop Le - June 24, 2010 1:04 AM
I smell robot nazi army
and it smells like....zombies!
33. attila - June 24, 2010 1:46 AM
Oh that was sexy as hell, i came twice, those little sexy hips
i cant stop watching, is too hot, i wish they had boobs but hey, nothing's perfect
34. glass maker - June 24, 2010 1:50 AM
step 1 underpants. step 2 ?. step 3 profit.
35. jo - June 24, 2010 11:23 AM
Ahahahha that's the kenny vs spenny tune
36. Skriss - June 25, 2010 8:14 AM
Could they do The Safety Dance please? or The Hustle?
37. Righteousjoana - June 26, 2010 5:41 AM
I''ve never been so awkwardly uncomfortable
38. A. Banana - June 28, 2010 4:14 AM
@1 Bahahaha. 20 internets to you, good sir.