- A humanoid robot was filmed dancing at what appeared to be a robotics and AI presentation at the University of Pretoria on 22 October
- The clip went viral after a TikToker captioned it, saying not even artificial intelligence can escape Makhadzi
- South Africans flooded the comments with jokes about which university actually built the robot
A humanoid robot stole the show at a university event when it broke into a dance. South Africans on the internet lost it over the hilarious sight.
Source: TikTok
The clip, posted on 22 October by TikToker @ingiey21, was filmed inside a university auditorium during a robotics and AI presentation at the University of Pretoria (UP). The song playing over speakers was Riya Venda by Makhadzi feat. DJ Tira.
In the footage by @ingiey21, the robot busted moves while a crowd watched on. The TikToker captioned it: "Not even artificial intelligence can escape Makhadzi! 😂😂❤️", a playful nod to the Limpopo-born musician whose music is known for getting anyone, or anything, moving. Watch the robot dancing to Makhadzi at the UP event here:
Mzansi discusses dancing robot
South Africans in the comments on @ingiey21's TikTok had plenty to say:
@Keep_Moving420 wrote:
"It's a UP robot vele [after all]."
@Mtshepos_101 joked:
"UP thinks it's AI 😂😂😂"
@maphuti_kubu said:
"The people's university ❤️🔥🤞🏻"
@KJR◢ ◤ fired back:
"Oksalayo [the point is] TUT has many robots."
@Kamogelo_Ace admitted:
"Finally found something that dances like I do."
@M A W E S ⭐️ 🐐 added:
"Take over ChatGPT 🔥🔥"
Other Briefly News stories about robotics innovations
- Young South African inventor Mzwandile Zulu built a humanoid robot capable of holding natural conversations across all 11 of South Africa's official languages, including isiZulu, Afrikaans, and isiXhosa.
- Sinead Kaidence Samputh, a Grade 9 student at Reddam House Umhlanga and a two-time international robotics winner, established BAYMIN LABS to teach coding to children aged nine to 13 in Durban's Malacca Road informal settlement.
- A security guard at a Chery vehicle dealership in South Africa went viral on X (@khal_haji) after recording a selfie video of a humanoid robot walking upright across the showroom driveway.
Source: Briefly News
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