Robots dance with humans in China in a viral event: Why we find it disturbing

China’s Spring Festival Gala drew global attention with a robot dance performance by 16 Unitree H1 robots. Deftly integrating traditional Yangko dance moves, these robots showcased advanced AI training. However, their lack of human emotion sparked mixed reactions online, questioning the role of technology in creative arts and its impacts on human expression.

Robots dance with humans in China in a viral event: Why we find it disturbing
China’s Spring Festival Gala drew global attention with a robot dance performance by 16 Unitree H1 robots. Deftly integrating traditional Yangko dance moves, these robots showcased advanced AI training. However, their lack of human emotion sparked mixed reactions online, questioning the role of technology in creative arts and its impacts on human expression.