Day#12 Robots dance too!

Do you love dancing? Well Robots do!

Poonum Malhi
2 min readAug 2, 2024

It has become so ubiquitous to see a human dancing like a ROBOT, moving legs mechanically and meticulously, acting like a real Robot, setting the stage on fire. However, today’s concern is the opposite to what we usually see- a Robo dancing like a human! Yes, this has become possible after the advancement of AI (Our homie!). Let’s explore the world where an electrical machine can performance like a human dance- mesmerizing blend of graceful elegance and dynamic energy

To inaugurate our exploration, first, Choreography Generation… AI can create innovative dance routines by analyzing different styles from ballet to hip-hop. For instance, you could use AI to generate fresh dance moves for a unique routine (say for a party) that blends ballet (High-ankle dance) with contemporary hip-hop (freezing foot dance). More real-time example……AI tools like Google’s DeepDream have been used to create visually stunning dance sequences by interpreting and blending various dance forms.

Next, Real-Time Performance Enhancement, AI can sync with a dancer’s dance performance to adjust lighting and visuals on the fly…………Imagine performing a routine where the stage lights and projections change dynamically to match a dancer’s movements. Imagine a dance performance where the dancers interact with virtual elements seamlessly. AI-driven projections and virtual reality (VR) environments are making this possible (The audience will go over the moon).

Then comes……..Personalized Training and Feedback, Wearable AI devices can track dancers movements and provide instant feedback. This could help a break dancer perfect his/her technique by giving detailed advice on how to improve specific dance steps. For example, it could predict which moves need refinement based on the practice sessions (Rehearsals!) and performance data, helping a dancer do a better dance next time!

Here is another deal about the real-time example of Mere Mortals , which opens San Francisco Ballet’s 2024 season on Friday about 50 miles from Silicon Valley, a global hub of technology, including artificial intelligence. S.F. is itself home to a number of big-name AI players, among them OpenAI, maker of the ChatGPT online chatbot and the DALL-E image generator, and General Motors’ Cruise, the beleaguered producer of self-driving cars.

Next time you see your favorite dancer encouraging you to shake your leg, don’t shy away, because Robots don’t get timid while copying a human-dance!

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