Dancing bots can guide dancers

Researchers have developed a waltzing robot that can teach people how to dance. In contrast to previous dancing robot, this one can take the lead, allowing the robot to teach dance sequences. While the system has been developed for dancing, it could also have other applications including physical rehabilitation and sports training. According to the researchers, experiments with multiple volunteers showed safe interaction guided by the robot and improvement in the volunteers' dancing abilities The system adjusts its difficulty mode based on the user's number of previous practices and performance history. The bot, which stands 1.8 meters tall (5 feet 9 inches), was designed by researchers at Tohoku University in Japan. According to the authors of the study, the bot its designed for contact with adults with heights ranging from 1.5 meters (4 feet 9 inches) to 1.9 meters (6 feet two inches) meters tall.