Martial Arts Robots! China's Spring Festival Gala delivers Jaw-Dropping Performance

 

Talk about Kaylon’s Got Talent… This is entrancing, dare I say even amazing stuff.  Yet these are not performers from Isaac’s homeworld: this is China.  When people remark that this is going to be the “Chinese Century”, it’s difficult to disbelieve them when you watch a performance like this.  This year’s Spring Festival Gala from Beijing (broadcast by the China Global Television Network) saw humanoid robots join forces with Young Fu artists to deliver this jaw-dropping martial arts performance.  It has, naturally, very quickly gone viral since the gala aired on 16 February.

These robots, child-size and so perfectly matched against their pre-teen opponents, moved in perfect synchronisation with the performers, executing precise martial arts routines that blended centuries-old traditions with cutting-edge robotics.  Yes, this may be an example of soft propaganda, but flipping heck, I love it.  The robots were developed by Unitree Robotics, based in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. As technology becomes embedded into national celebrations, I wonder what we in the west can come up with to compete with this. 

Now you have seen the "illusion", as it were, take a look at the bigger picture.  The video belows goes into the details behind the Unitree Robotics spectcacular performance.