These shimmying, twisting and swaying robot dancers competed in the 6th Annual Robo-One Gate International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in Japan.
Robo-One is a robot competition category for bipedal humanoid robots. Robot hobbyists compete in categories where their robots walk, climb stairs and wrestle each other (rock ‘em sock ‘em style). Humanoid robots are built to mimic human actions and behaviors.
Robot hobbyist Tsutomu Ikeda spent countless hours on his robot dancer ‘Black Tiger Neo’ and the little robot danced his heart out to Michael Jackson’s Thriller against seven other robot dancers by internationally renowned robot developers.
The robot dancers popped and locked to 'Thriller' and 'Who Let The Dogs Out' as well as more traditional Japanese music.
Robot Dance Battles
Mini Robot Dancers Wow the Crowd at Japan's IREX
Trend Themes
1. Mini Robot Dance Competitions - The rise of dance competitions featuring mini robot dancers creates opportunities for companies to develop and sell more advanced humanoid robots for entertainment purposes.
2. Robot Choreographers - The introduction of robot choreographers to train, design, and develop advanced dance routines for mini robot dancers opens up opportunities for entrepreneurs to provide training and creative services for robot dance competitions.
3. Robot-enhanced Entertainment - The growth in popularity of robot-enhanced entertainment suggests opportunities for companies to create and deliver new types of entertainment experiences combining humans and robots.
Industry Implications
1. Robotics - The robotics industry can leverage the trend of mini robot dance competitions to develop and market advanced humanoid robots for entertainment and competition purposes.
2. Entertainment - The entertainment industry can take advantage of the trend of mini robot dance competitions by incorporating mini robot dancers into live performances and creating new types of shows featuring robotic performers.
3. Creative Services - The rise of robot dance competitions offers opportunities for entrepreneurs to provide training and creative services for robot dance competitions, such as designing and choreographing dance routines for mini robot dancers.