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Some robots like to help around the house, others fulfill your Pixar fantasies, but this one’s just training to boogie. Part of a summer long research project, DARwin-OP is taking a master class in Dance Dance Revolution from its amateur roboticist Geppetto. Perched atop a homestyle-DDR pad, the batman-like doppleganger bot does more of a slow shuffle step than full-on Running Man thanks to a slight bout of vertigo – hence the balance bar. Once that minor kink gets straightened out, expect to see this dancefloor maniac add visual input to its repertoire – letting televised arrows be its coordinated dance-off guide. Jump past the break for a video demo of the open platform automaton in action.Continue reading DARwin-OP does the up, down, left, right DDR shuffle (video)
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