Would you dance with a Robot?

Date: 20 Jul 2003 13:34:03 -0700
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Just discovered on Annanova.com: Japanese Japanese scientists have
developed a dancing robot that can follow a human dancer's lead. The
MS DanceR (Mobile Smart Dance Robot) predicts the dancer's next move
through hand pressure applied to its arms and back.
More here:
http://www.torontodance.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=364
Would you dance with a Robot? Is this a great idea, that will help
many more learn to dance, or is it a step towards a Terminator-like
world, where humans do not need other humans, rather robots take their
place?
TorontoDance.com