Humanoid Robot Maya Performs Indian Classical Dance Using Motion Capture Technology
A humanoid robot named Maya performed an Indian classical dance to the song 'Mala Jau De,' drawing attention online. Developed by an Indian team including Tuesday Labs and Masters' Union students, Maya is based on the Chinese Unitree G1 robot platform, customized with Indian attire and movements. Using motion-capture technology and reinforcement learning, the robot was trained to replicate classical dance steps while maintaining balance. The performance was shared on Instagram by Sohan Rai and received widespread interest.
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news18 broke this story on 11 Sept, 09:59 am. Other outlets followed.