Nao robots get together to get down, put a ring on it (video)

We've seen evidence of the Nao robots' dancing capabilities in the past, but this gigantic group of them cutting the rug together is off-the-charts impressive. Check out the video below, plus a very special video we made just for you. Because we love you.

[Thanks, Axel]

See more video at our hub!

[MattsZ Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:28PM]

Domo arigato dancing roboto

[Scrubs Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:31PM]

@MattsZ. Sure...

[JohnPheng Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:36PM]

@MattsZ Clearly this "dance" thinly veils their capabilities and what they are able to achieve through collective power....I've been expecting you Skynet.

[rkdiddy Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:40PM]

@MattsZ I must admit - Engadget's version does seem a little more appropriate than 7-year old girls doing the dance at a dance competition.

I'm just sayin...

[trevorep Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:41PM]

@MattsZ

I want to see them do Thriller.

[trippedout Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:42PM]

@MattsZ
because your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well they're no friends of mine

[Kyle Krcmaric Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:49PM]

OMG!
OMG!
OMG...

...jizz in my pants.

[questionexclamation Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:18PM]

@MattsZ

Watching this saddens me because American robotics doesn't seem to be as advanced. At first I thought these were Japanese robots, but in fact, they are French. This exhibition should make us realize that there is yet another country that America has to catch up with in the field of Mechatronics. Sigh*.....All of our mechanical engineers go into the defense industry...

[naoforge Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:55PM]

@trevorep
http://www.naoforge.fr/BlogYourNao/pg/izap_videos/play/zelig/6691/robot-thiller

[naoforge Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:58PM]

@trevorep
http://www.naoforge.fr/BlogYourNao/pg/izap_videos/play/zelig/3766/nao-robot-tribute-to-michael-jackson

[naoforge Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:59PM]

@trevorep
http://www.naoforge.fr/BlogYourNao/pg/izap_videos/play/zelig/3711/nao-billie-jean

[Onceisaidthis Posted Jun 18th 2010 4:32PM]

@JohnPheng What?! No... What concerns about robots taking over the world... Who's worried...

[trevorep Posted Jun 19th 2010 1:23AM]

@naoforge
I appreciate the links but it looks like there is only one or two of them in those videos. I want to see them do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o

[PanickerA Posted Jun 22nd 2010 1:49AM]

ROFL AT 7:25!!!!! random robot humping the air FTW!!!!!

[chosenone1 Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:33PM]

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[gschier Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:52PM]

@chosenone1 -- just think of all the hours of rehearsing those poor robots had to go through to learn all that. haha

[ofcmad Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:40PM]

@gschier and they did it all in one take!

[rdunseith Posted Jun 19th 2010 1:26PM]

@ofcmad Actually if you watch carefully you can see the routers in the background go from being on a black box to being on wirestands, then back to the black box.

[Mister Warmth Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:37PM]

"Because we love you." QFT, Laura, stop trying so hard to fit in and be relevant. it's embarrassing.

Start by maybe trying to smile once this decade. You know what I'm talking about.

[Laura June Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:44PM]

@Mister Warmth That was sarcasm. I do not, in fact, love you. Also, I'll smile when I'm ready.

[TheSunman89 Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:00PM]

@Laura June You love him... >_>

[xavierpr14 Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:04PM]

@Mister Warmth My, my.... Sounds like a secret love story with a sad ending! I don't like Telenovelas though.

[Firehazel Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:15PM]

@Laura June Well, I appreciated it. Thanks for posting this.

[Laura June Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:44PM]

@Firehazel You're welcome.

[Josh S Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:31PM]

@Mister Warmth Someone is inexplicably confused and angry... can we get some horse tranquilizers over here?

[Killing Time Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:37PM]

@Laura June stop fighting, can't you see you two are in love?

[tobsmonster2 Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:38PM]

This is why I go to college.

[Caullen Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:40PM]

Can I buy one of these?

#Sudo Make Me_a_sandwich

[jonbruc Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:46PM]

@Caullen Yea, where do I get these?

[jonbruc Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:49PM]

@jonbruc The scale is hard to tell from the video, but these are much larger than I expected. Still cool to see what they've done with them.

[groinger Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:53PM]

@Caullen

wikipedia english version:

Although the Nao Academics Edition is already available for universities and laboratories for research purposes, it will not be available to the general public until 2011

wikipedia german version: although the robot is still under development, it is possible to buy "individual copies" on demand directly from the manufacturer. The price is about 10.000€

[gschier Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:55PM]

@jonbruc How tall are they? Seems like about a foot to me but its hard to tell.

[detonator Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:38PM]

@jonbruc
all the robots act cute and dance and stuff, until their eyes light up in red ("stop human being").

[Kyle Krcmaric Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:54PM]

@groinger
Only $12.35?! I think you have a typo, 100.00€ seems more reasonable. Misplaced the decimal?

[CoconutCheez Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:04PM]

@Caullen
if you can spare the moolah, you can find there here:

http://www.robotshop.ca/ProductSearch.aspx?qs=nao

[toddjy Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:14PM]

@Kyle Krcmaric

I believe, in Europe, a decimal point in a number is used where we would use a comma. So that would be 10,000 euros. So, based on your conversion, over 12,000 dollars.

[Kyle Krcmaric Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:31PM]

@toddjy
Oh... I guess I'll never get one now.
[cries in corner]

[MartinCura Posted Jun 18th 2010 8:08PM]

@gschier About half a meter, probably a bit more...
(**** your imperial system, including miles, inches, pounds, ounces, and commas instead of periods, etc)


P.S.: And this: 1.000.000.000 being a billion, what's up with that?!
Back in my country, it takes us about exactly three more zeros to get that name...

[MartinCura Posted Jun 18th 2010 8:11PM]

@MartinCura http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Metric_system_adoption_map.svg

And, on an unrelated subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol (look at the map on the right)

[kingfeurio Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:40PM]

I, for one, welcome our dancing robot overlords.

[Gasaraki Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:46PM]

I'm sorry the Qrio was way better.

[pankomputerek Posted Jun 18th 2010 6:49PM]

@Gasaraki
Fully Agree.

[franktinsley Posted Jun 18th 2010 1:59PM]

Ha they have butts.

[makaveli Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:15PM]

I swear those robots were doing the Haka war dance at some stage... I guess they needed to do a war dance before they take over the world...

[TheJake Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:19PM]

Haha - 7:28. Humping robot. :D

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:20PM]

Oh my... I want one nao. (pun intended)
Okay. *hangs head in shame*

[snowrid3r Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:24PM]

i can't honestly watch 9 mins of that

[Eroded Fallacy Posted Jun 18th 2010 2:49PM]

Best thing ever!!!!!

[Minoxide Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:10PM]

oddly creepy :s

[InfDaMarvel Posted Jun 18th 2010 3:18PM]

well, they move quite well I have to admit. For robots. If I see them at the club though were having a dace off.