Dancing+Robot+Ideas

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='Dance' is a performance closely sequenced to music. The robots are required to move in time= =to the beat or rhythm of the music used, in the same way that a human may listen to the beat= =of music and dance to it. Dance assessment is closely focused on the choreography and= =movement of robot(s) with synchronization to music.= = = ='Theatre' is used for a performance where music is part of the performance but the robots are= =not required to move strictly in time to the rhythm or beat. 'Theatre' tells a story or develops a= =theme. Theatre assessment is focused on the overall theatrical presentation. The performance= =will be judged by how effectively the robot(s) are used to present a theatrical theme.= =Examples: nursery rhymes, Star Wars or movie-inspired presentations, Olympic games, cars,= =etc.= = = =In order to accommodate the different type of performances, we will have two different= =performance score sheets for 2010. The Dance and Theatre score sheets can be downloaded= =from the official RoboCupJunior website (http://robocupjunior.org). Teams are encouraged to= =use the score sheets when preparing their dance or theatre performance=

Robotic animals
 * Robot Zoo ** - create animals with the robot. Penguin that waddles, roaches that avoid light, snake that uncoils and strikes, dog that barks, etc.