Dance Training Boosts Robots' Agility and Reduces Their Intimidating Appearance
The Dance of the Future: How Expressive Robotics Could Change Our World Imagine a world where robots move among us with grace and emotion, performing tasks not with cold rigidity but with warmth and expressiveness The advancements in robotics technology are rapidly transforming what once seemed like science fiction into tangible reality, especially at the University of California San Diego Here, a group of innovative engineers is on a quest to teach humanoid robots how to dance, not just for the sheer fun of it but to enhance their mobility, agility, and, importantly, their ability to coexist harmoniously with humans A Step Towards Agile Robots Under the guidance of Professor Xiaolong Wang from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the engineering team has embarked on an exciting mission By using videos of human dancers and motion capture technology, they are teaching their robots' upper bodies to mimic expressive dance moves...
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