Robots dance the 'Macarena' at Japan tech expo

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's five-thirty, this is The Pile-On, and tonight's story is humanoid robots dancing the Macarena at the CEATEC technology exhibition in Chiba, Japan.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThis is how it starts. They learn the dance, then they learn the guest list, and by Friday we are not invited to anything.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, look at them. Hands out, hands over, every single move in order.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI've never seen anyone commit like that, and I once did a talent show in a sash.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWho taught them?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorExactly the question. Nobody under forty knows the whole thing, so somebody has been sitting those machines down at night and running drills.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish. It's a gift.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey're showing us that even a machine can have fun, and you just want to find a villain in a sombrero.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA sombrero. That's the part I hadn't thought of, and now I'm frightened.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey did the turn at the end, too. Right on the beat, all together.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChat, rate the robots' footwork, one to ten, and be kind, because they will read it.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey'll read all of it, Vera. They'll have it memorized by the chorus.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey did every move in order, which is more than I've ever managed at a wedding. We're back here same time tomorrow.