The King of Pop would have been proud. As a man who pushed the boundaries of technology himself, from his backyard Never Land, to sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber (is that actually true?), to his cryogenic chamber (is that actually true?), to showing us the versatility of plastic surgery, Michael Jackson was one of those multi-billionaires who liked to spend money on really neat things.
Well, some other really neat things have taken notice. The video below is a compilation of robots dancing–or appearing to dance–to Jackson’s “Thriller.” I recognize the Nao Robots performing their eight minute dance at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The original score was not Michael Jackson, but who cares, this is a fun YouTube video and listening to “Thriller” never gets old. And while you’re bobbing your head at your cubicle instead of taking care of that thing your boss needs pronto, you get to check out some pretty nifty moves from these robots of all shapes and sizes. The complexity and smoothness of some of the dances are impressive. I have to admit the synchrony at that part–you know, when MJ and all the zombies line up and they start marching towards the girl and he’s got some really big contact lenses in–yeah, the synchrony of the robots at that part is way better than in the original video.
Seeing as how Michael Jackson probably grew up doing the robot a lot, I think it’s poetic that now robots get to do the Michael Jackson–without the soul for getting down!
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