The robot copies the moves
of a human dance teacher
Posted on 08/08/2007 3:15:38 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Dance stars of the future should take note that roboticists are making great strides in making them redundant.
The robot copies the moves
of a human dance teacher
Japanese researchers have created a dancing robot capable of imitating a routine at a moment’s notice, with no need for time-consuming and costly rehearsals.
Shin’ichiro Nakaoka and colleagues at the University of Tokyo have overcome difficulties with programming robots to carry out complex leg movements without their losing stability.
They used software allowing their robot HRP-2 to copy the moves of a human dance teacher through video motion capture technology.
HRP-2 then watched dance instructor Hisako Yamada performing a Japanese folk routine called Aizu-Bandaisan, before accurately reproducing her performance just minutes later.
The researchers published details of how they successfully made their robot look like a natural on the dance floor in the International Journal of Robotics Research.
Dr Nakaoka said: “The result that the robot stably imitated human dance motions including dynamic-style step while keeping the original motion rhythm is a novel achievement for biped humanoid robots.”
The researchers have proposed robots programmed with their software could be used to preserve knowledge of traditional Japanese folk dances as those with the skills to perform them gradually die off.
However budding ballerinas are unlikely to have to hang up their ballet shoes any time soon.
The Aizu-Bandaisan is primarily a dance involving upper body moves, and roboticists are still some way from creating robots able to produce Darcy Bussell-style arabesques or high tempo Irish dance moves.
Joe Healey, and English folk dancer, told New Scientist magazine: “My impression is there would still be a human element lacking. The robot would still look, for the want of a better word, robotic.”
Now pinch hitting for Ichiro, number 0011011, I Robot.
Program that sucker with country music and you have the ultimate dancing cowboy ping!
Sorry!
From the title, I thought this was about Al Gore.
Scale it up, install a cockpit, a fusion generator and a few pulse cannons and I’m ready to take delivery right now.
Just let the neighbors cat come pooping in the flowerbed again. Muahahaha!
don’t let it near any adult movies...
this is the future of industry.
Now just hold on there, Sonny...
absolutely... the BIGGEST draw back to robotics is the battery/power source. but give it a tether to a power source and it could work in the length of it's own cable tow till it's PM time or it fails.
Michael Flatley sleeps soundly!
Try this, robots.
I think those Japanese robot makers should remain focused on the physical movements of their inventions. They add no value when they make their robots have underarm perspiration.
how about the Ministry of Silly Walks?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jDCxtC-yPw
Old news.
Are you within the length of your cable tow?
Clinton’s neck looks airbrushed, eyes look photoshopped more white.
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