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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<title>DailyDirt: Dance, Robots, Dance!</title>
<dc:creator>Michael Ho</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ Watching robots learn how to move can be fascinating, as the machines wobble and tilt almost like infants/toddlers do. But no one really cares if a robot topples over and hurts itself (well, unless you're the owner of a very expensive prototype robot...). If you want to see a few robots moving around gracefully, though, check out these videos.

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<li> <a title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtkpYIbuCw" href="http://bit.ly/VOvLXd">The HyTAQ Robot can roll around on the ground and fly over obstacles whenever it needs to.</a> This bot looks pretty crash resistant, and if it can survive kids playing with it, it'd probably be a great toy. [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtkpYIbuCw">url</a>]</li>

<li> <a title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3vfSQePcs" href="http://bit.ly/UBdNIP">If you thought only hipsters rode fixies, then you should watch this cute little Japanese robot ride a small bike without brakes.</a> This bot just needs a companion that can ride a recumbent bike.... [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3vfSQePcs">url</a>]</li>

<li> <a title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5j619mdesM&#038;list=UU-ujS0hAM5-RNMRyI4HUZmA" href="http://bit.ly/R44wev">Here's a bipedal robot walking a tightrope, but it sorta cheats because it doesn't lift its feet off the wire once it gets on.</a> (Warning: You might want to mute this video to avoid the dance music.) Maybe someday there will be a robot version of Cirque du Soleil. [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5j619mdesM&#038;list=UU-ujS0hAM5-RNMRyI4HUZmA">url</a>]</li>

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