After eight long years, a pensioner has surprised the world of technology by building an impressive robot that could dance.
The dancing mannequin
Li Zuchen, a pensioner proved he was no dummy after he built a dancing mannequin from scratch.
Zuchen, a retired mechanic, first came up with the idea of making a dancing robot almost a decade ago when he visited a shopping mall.
Accoring to Mirror Online, he wanted to liven up window displays after he dubbed the clothes horses in his hometown "boring" and "unattractive".
So he set about building his own dancing girl and it took him eight whole years to finish.
Zuchen said: "I found the mannequins to be boring and unattractive and I wondered why with all of the robotics technology out there nobody had thought to give them movement."
The 63-year-old decided to create a moving mannequin to show off the outfits it was promoting with some of the latest dance moves - which meant installing motors in the arms, legs, and hips to enable it to "perform". It can wave its arms and even move its legs with the help of a remote control.
Zuchen began the project eight years ago, spending hours online researching how to convert the stuff mannequin into a smooth dancing machine.
He spent 150,000 RMB (£15,590) on building the robot, which can now move its limbs, turn from side to side, and dance to music.
And people have praised his invention online, with one commenter saying he should make "companion" robots with his impressive skills.
Zuchen, who lives in Changchun, the capital of north-east China’s Jilin Province, also wants to patent the idea. He had also described the dancing robot as his "daughter", never having had any children of his own.
He believes the flexible robot will be the perfect assistant for fashion shop owners.
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