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110 humanoid robots set Guinness dance record in China
The dance was staged in China, where makers say they are eyeing large-scale deployment; the record beats no earlier robot count, only a different kind of robot.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
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- First reported by Global Times: “110 humanoid robots set Guinness world record for synchronized dancing in China, eyeing large-scale deployment”, with reporting from Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2:06 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Guinness, China.
- BBN covered this story before: Lucid sets Guinness record with 61 DJs on one SUV (October 18).
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- Global Times110 humanoid robots set Guinness world record for synchronized dancing in China, eyeing large-scale deployment
- WikipediaUBtech Robotics facts used on air
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn China, one hundred ten humanoid robots have set a Guinness record for synchronized dancing, and the Global Times says the makers are now eyeing large-scale deployment.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHold on, a thousand three hundred seventy-two robots danced in twenty eighteen. Why is one hundred ten the record?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThose were Alpha S1 robots. These are humanoids, and I assume that is a different class of delegation.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey moved in perfect unison, which is more than most summits manage.
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