Chinese robots dressed in traditional Saudi outfits — performing a folk dance in front of the Riyadh Mayor and Chinese Ambassador. 🤖🇨🇳🇸🇦 This is what happens when Chinese robotics meets Saudi culture. 🤯 Chinese-made humanoid robots were dressed in traditional Saudi clothing and programmed to perform a coordinated folk dance during a high-profile Saudi–Chinese event in Riyadh. And seeing a machine perform a traditional cultural dance is definitely not something you see every day. Humanoid robots are becoming increasingly capable of reproducing complex human-like movements. Their joints, electric motors, sensors and control systems work together to coordinate movements across the entire body. But dancing is more difficult than it looks. A robot has to constantly control its balance, joint angles, timing and center of mass while moving its arms and legs in synchronization. One poorly timed movement can cause the entire robot to lose stability. Now add a traditional dance rout...