Restaurant Robot Goes on the Fritz, Dances Non-Stop
Business Insider • • nation
Key Points:
- A robot at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in California went viral for performing a choreographed dance to the song "Love You" by Cyndi Wang and then continuing to dance despite staff attempts to stop it.
- The robot's dancing feature is a built-in, pre-programmed function aimed at entertaining customers and enhancing the dining atmosphere, especially during celebrations like birthdays.
- This Haidilao location in Silicon Valley is the only U.S. outlet currently featuring this dancing robot, chosen to align with the area's innovative spirit.
- Humanoid robots have experienced various public mishaps recently, including falls and accidents during demonstrations in China, highlighting ongoing challenges in robot development.
