Creating a huge spectacle with actual living people, that's easy. China's CCTV broadcaster, on the other hand, employed 540 robots and 29 drones for the finale of its Chinese New Year gala show, and the result is pretty majestic.
Set against the skyline of Guangzhou city, the robots are dancing to the tune of singer Sun Nan, and while they're not as mobile as we'd like dancing robots to be, just look at the sheer number of them!
There's also an elaborate laser light show, and to top things off, near the end of the song, 29 flying drones arrive and spray glitter from the sky. This is how we want all our parties to look from now on. Check out the video, below.
(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));THE ABSOLUTE HIGHLIGHT of last night's CCTV Spring Festival Gala was undoubtedly the dance performance by a troupe of 540 robots against the stunning backdrop of Guangzhou's city skyline as singer Sun Nan crooned about China catapulting itself to the peak of the world. They were accompanied overhead by a fleet of 29 drones.Posted by Shanghaiist on Sunday, February 7, 2016
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