Swiss researchers are teaching a robot to recognise music and dance accordingly - with very amusing results.
The ANYmal analyses the speed of the music, plans some dance moves, starts dancing and then checks to make sure it is keeping in time.
Doctorate student Peter Fankhauser told The Verge: "We wanted to have it so if you bring the robot to a disco, it can figure out the music, create a choreography, and sync up its motion".
"We're also interested in creating lifelike movements ... dancing is a very human and motion-intensive action, so it's challenging to mimic."
In a demonstration video ANYmal dances to a cello cover of U2's'With or Without You, as well as songs from Beyonce, Pharrell and Macklemore.
"We do a lot of serious things with the robot, but this is the fun side," Mr Fankhauser said.
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