Robotic company Ever Win Company & Ltd broke the record for most robots dancing at the same time. These robots dance together for 60 seconds straight
(Photo from Guinness World Record)
Robots don't have to be menacing things that make you wonder if they're planning to take over the world; sometimes they just want to dance. We've seen robots get down before, but have you ever seen over 1,000 of them dance at the same time? Robotic company Ever Win Company & Ltd recently broke the Guinness World Record of 540 simultaneously dancing robots with 1,007 of them. And it's almost too cute to watch.
The record was broken at the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, China. The cute red and white robots, named QRC-2, are 43.8 centimeters tall, about 17 inches, and had to dance in synchronization for 60 seconds. All of them were controlled from one mobile phone and were built with a special encryption so they wouldn't interfere with other devices in the area. . All it would take is one robot out of line and the attempt would be ruined. The robots pulled it off, but it wasn't flawless. A few were disqualified because they didn't dance or fell over in the process.
Once the faulty bots were removed, the remaining 1,007 wiggled their arms and waved their hands in the air in unison. It's an odd, yet hypnotic sight to watch. If the robots didn't look so friendly, it would be down right creepy. But see QRC-2's smiling faces and glowing blue eyes makes you want to dance with them. There to witness the event along with Guinness World Records was a tech expert from Robots Associations. And with that Ever Win Company won the record, breaking the previous set by Chinese company UBTECH Robotics Corp earlier this year.
This is only one of many examples of how robots are being used in China. Several restaurants in the country feature robotic waiters. There's even an eatery based off the adorable Pixar movie Wall-E. Some robots are even behind the line, slicing noodles and doing simple prep tasks. Not only is it a fun gimmick for both locals and tourists, they're cheaper than regular waitstaff.
When they're not cooking, robots are writing horror movies, apparently. A company named Greenlight Essentials made a robot that analyzes audience response data and writes stories on what it thinks people will like to see. With some human help, the robot actually wrote a horror movie named Impossible Things. A trailer for the film was made and the company wants to bring the flick into theaters. They launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the movie and are halfway to their goal of $22,843. Robots are taking up more and more tasks, so maybe we should be worried about them taking our jobs.
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