1564  Robot waltzer - no footplay allowed!

Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:15:53 -0600
From: Brian Dunn <Brian@DANCEOFTHEHEART.COM>
Subject: Re: Robot waltzer - no footplay allowed!

Re: the Japanese waltz robot follower -

- It will be awhile before a tango follower is produced - this model is on a
fixed vertical rotational axis on wheels, which creates a "steel skirt"
effect that limits things like leg/foot interaction for barridas, ganchos,
boleos, sacadas. So, it's still true that "if you can walk, you can tango" -
this doesn't walk, it rolls, so no tango yet.

- Even now, though, the idea of responsive technology inherent in things
like this and in the Segway human transporter offers exciting possibilities
for training leaders. When the walking-capable "Robot Tanguera" is
introduced, this will potentially be an excellent tool for untraining bad
habits out of beginning/intermediate leaders, in private, where there's no
one to hear him say "I didn't lead that!"



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