Japan: Robot dance to iPod music

At a recent exhibition in Tokyo, scientists demonstrated a new generation of robots capable of jumping to iPod music without programming.

It is a 14-inch Miuro, powered by ZMP Inc.. (Tokyo) production. The robot looks like a white ball attached to two half circles like an egg - it functions as a wheel when the music is played.

At the show in Tokyo, Miuro, weighing 5 kilograms, shot (dance) for a while when pop music was released. The difference is that this dance is not pre-programmed but automatically generated by the robot.

Scientists involved in the development of Miuro believe that the new technology will help the robot have spontaneous movements. Miuro uses algorithms and mathematical rules to analyze music and transform it into a dance. Miuro is sold for nearly $ 900, and is capable of receiving wireless signals from PCs to play iTunes music and other digital music formats.

Miuro dance robot (Photo: timesunion.com)