China’s iconic Spring Festival Gala just leveled up with a futuristic twist! This year’s show blended time-honored traditions with mind-blowing tech like AI, VR, and humanoid robots, captivating a record-breaking 16.8 billion views worldwide 🌍✨. Talk about *cultural innovation meets Silicon Valley*!
When Robots Dance Yangko
The star act? A jaw-dropping collab between legendary filmmaker Zhang Yimou and robotics whizzes Unitree. Sixteen humanoid H1 robots—1.8m tall and packing AI smarts—grooved in perfect sync with human dancers, reviving the lively Yangko folk dance from Northeast China 🤯. These bots trained for three months using laser-guided precision and AI choreography to nail every step. And yes, they’ve *already* flexed at NVIDIA’s tech conference!
Tech Behind the Magic
From ultra-HD visuals to 3D audio, the Gala was a tech playground. Drone light shows, EVs as stage props, and Unitree’s pocket-friendly G1 robots (priced from ¥99,000) hinted at a future where art and AI are BFFs 🚀. Fun fact: This isn’t Unitree’s first Gala rodeo—their robots danced with Andy Lau back in 2021!
As China Media Group put it: this wasn’t just a show—it was a global tech showcase, proving tradition can thrive in the digital age. 🌏🎶
