The Keepon Robot — a bopping yellow bot — was easily the technological darling of 2007. It sent even the most skeptical, hardened technomage into spurts of giggles. So, we’re giving you more: take note, because you, too, could learn to dance to the electrical sounds in the club if this robot can. (Thanks, Mandy, for all the links!)
And yes, Carnegie Mellon is advertising how cool they are in these videos. In these days of geek chic — and with involvement on various projects just beginning with the Keepon — I can’t really argue. (I wasn’t paid to say that, really. They didn’t give me an honorary doctorate, or, uh, a week of free tuition or something.)
There’s a side narrative with recent grad Dr. Daniel Wilson on the battle of man vs. machine, which is reasonably amusing. Here’s the Keepon bit:
And this video is totally unrelated to Create Digital Music, except that Liz and I just had to negotiate with American Airlines’ and Orbitz’s automated systems so we could talk to a human being.
what I love most about all these "cute robot" posts is how in the future, when they are the masters and we are the slaves, these videos will make mankind cry
"You're welcome! Also, thought your readers might be interested in visiting http://alispagnola.com/ — the site of Ali Spagnola, whose music is used in all these vids. Cool stuff!"
This little yellow bugger inspired me for my own university project, a beat detecting dancing robot. I've got the concept sorted and my max software works fine, I just need to work on my physical design and dance moves!
Check out a poor-quality video!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEk-bwl4Yo
Weitere Keepon Videos…
Der kleine Tanzroboter Keepon scheint sehr beleibt zu sein und so gibt es laufend immer mehr Videos mit ihm.
Keepon: Friend or Foe?
Link youtube
Keepon Auditioning
Link youtube
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I found a few more vids. These are fab.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QTnyAg2Mho4 http://youtube.com/watch?v=LSU59D_dyKE http://youtube.com/watch?v=SczYTEBVYlE
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