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A human-robot dance duet

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Harmoniously weaving together the art of dance and the science of mechanical engineering, Huang Yi performs a man-machine dance duet with KUKA -- a robot he conceptualized and programmed -- set to stirring cello by Joshua Roman.

Harmoniously weaving together the art of dance and the science of mechanical engineering, Huang Yi performs a man-machine dance duet with KUKA -- a robot he conceptualized and programmed -- set to stirring cello by Joshua Roman.

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Huang Yi

Choreographer, dancer, inventor

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As a child, Huang Yi longed for a robot companion. As an adult, he created a robot to dance with: KUKA.

Joshua Roman

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Joshua Roman is an internationally recognized cellist.

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