Bay Area robot wars are becoming dance battles

Photography by Carlo Velasquez

Cricket just wants to dance.

The $40,000 humanoid robot walked to the center of an octagon cage inside SoMa’s Temple nightclub Thursday night wearing a neon pink wig and struck a pose. A moment later, A-ha’s “Take on Me” filled the air, and Cricket started swiveling its hips, gyrating to the beat…

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