Students and faculty gathered to see a humanoid robot dance as part of Harker’s welcome for visiting students from Tamagawa Academy outside the Rothschild Performing Arts Center during lunch on Friday.
Manufactured by Unitree Robotics, the humanoid robot sported a “Go Eagles” jersey and was demonstrated and controlled by ToborLife AI, a company specialized in selling and promoting the Unitree humanoid and quadruped robots. The company is based in Hangzhou, China, and specializes in the selling of consumer-grade biped and quadruped robots suited to dancing, martial arts or executing household tasks.
Humanoid robots are machines built with a human-inspired body structure designed to operate and interact within environments built for people. Throughout the visit, ToborLife AI robot demonstrator Brianna Mendez-Espain had the robot dance, resetting its balance by grabbing the back of its jersey. When the Tamagawa students visited, they could take turns greeting the robot by shaking its hand. Mendez-Espain explained that performing for younger audiences is the part of the job that means the most to her…