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China robot performance at 2016 New Year's Gala

Tony Manfred and Ben Nigh
2016-02-08T22:47:36Z
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CCTV's Spring Festival Gala — an annual Chinese state television special celebrating the Lunar New Year — ran for four and a half hours this year. The highlight: a dance routine performed by 540 robots that must be seen to be believed.

Story by Tony Manfred and editing by Ben Nigh.

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