Yes, this is possible, thanks to researchers at Tohoku University, reports Japan Today in a brief article.
A team at Tohoku University has developed a robot that can follow a human dancer's lead, Kazuhiro Kosuge, the team's leader, said recently.
The robot can predict the dancer's next move through hand pressure applied to its arms and back, and also judging from dance steps it is making, and can then turn at the appropriate speed. Equipped with a computer, sensors and batteries, it can move in any direction on four wheels and has memory for five steps necessary to dance the waltz.
In this other short story, Ananova shows an AP photograph of one of the students waltzing with the robot.
Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge, leader of the Tohoku University team that developed the robot, says future versions will be able to move in sync with humans.
The MS DanceR (Mobile Smart Dance Robot) predicts the dancer's next move through hand pressure applied to its arms and back.
So, are you ready to dance?
Sources: Japan Today, July 16, 2003; Ananova, July 17, 2003
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