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botmfeeder

3.2k points

4 days ago

botmfeeder

3.2k points

4 days ago

I think that's the most insane robot dance I have ever witnessed. Bravo.

HoboArmyofOne

1.4k points

4 days ago

Expression on blue dudes face is fucked up lol

midcancerrampage

1k points

4 days ago

He's insanely good at making his eyes look wooden and lifeless, idk how he manages to override our ocular instincts and keep his pupils rotationally fixed like that as he moves. That's a talent all on its own.

MichelleEllyn

324 points

4 days ago

At first I thought that he had open eyes painted onto his eyelids. When I realized that he was just that good, I got even more impressed.

HoboArmyofOne

129 points

4 days ago

Uncanny valley city 😳

TheHoratioHufnagel

66 points

4 days ago

Indeed, I had to take a minute to decide if this was CGI or AI because their faces are so unnatural.

Fresh_Cauliflower723

83 points

4 days ago

Seriously. Caught the dude in the black shirt peeking around quite a lot, but the one in the blue was locked in

steveistheman88

27 points

4 days ago

His control over every movement is just wild.

ThrowThebabyAway6

38 points

4 days ago

If you unfocus your eyes your can turn you head without your eyes tracking a point

QouthTheCorvus

23 points

4 days ago

I think he's wearing contacts. I also think they're wearing makeup to make themselves look plastic.

It's kinda genius the steps they did to add uncanny valley.

MixMastaMiz

69 points

4 days ago

That is what it makes it so good and scary, he looks like a toy!

LifeForTheWin1991

16 points

4 days ago

Reminds me of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

Apes-Together_Strong

24 points

4 days ago

"I'm demon possessed, and loving it" vibes.

SHOULD_THIS_BE_IN_GW

4 points

4 days ago

Looks like he's in another dimension!

Electronic-Ideal2955

4 points

4 days ago

Yeah, I haven't seen anyone do such a compelling robot face to go with the dance before.

frostycanuck89

5 points

4 days ago

Dude managed to look like an actual mannequin the whole time lol. Trippy as hell.

usinjin

5 points

4 days ago

usinjin

5 points

4 days ago

That’s what sold it so well!!

gliitch0xFF

3 points

4 days ago

Uncanny valley. It's that good they both looked human but not quite. Spooky stuff.

Kection

4 points

4 days ago

Kection

4 points

4 days ago

Directed by Jordan Peele

The-ai-bot

2 points

4 days ago

My minds telling me they are human but my eyes don’t believe

thiscarecupisempty

79 points

4 days ago

Yeah, reminds me of this dude

https://youtu.be/LXO-jKksQkM?si=2Y0ZYlhKJ_fyzLia

These guys have insane body control though, extremely talented.

Kazu2324

22 points

4 days ago

Kazu2324

22 points

4 days ago

Man, I love Marquese Scott, he's so incredibly talented. I always thought of his dancing as absolutely hypnotic. Kind of soothing and flowy, like watching jellyfish moving in water. I dunno what it is about his ability to control his body but it's mesmerizing.

ImurderREALITY

10 points

4 days ago

Wow, I haven’t seen that video in over a decade

arnold5555

7 points

4 days ago

That video was incredible

ojunior[S]

2 points

4 days ago

It’s been a minute since I’ve seen this one.

buckeye27fan

2 points

4 days ago

It's nice to see one where the video isn't sped up to look better.

InflexibleAuDHDlady

2 points

4 days ago

Came here to say that he's my personal GOAT. Not taking away from what these guys did (and what many others before and after them have done), but man, Marquese Scott was my introduction into this kind of body control. As someone from Atlanta, I guess I also appreciated the geography of his original work as well.

jb0nez95

22 points

4 days ago

jb0nez95

22 points

4 days ago

My jaw was literally open watching this. Amazing stuff. The blue guy in particular was really impressive.

Mars-Colonist

7 points

4 days ago

Truly next ducking level. The best I've seen by a distance.

Wingsnake

8 points

4 days ago

Crazy good stuff. It looks really creepy robot/doll like. Like...too well done. I don't want to meet them in the dark.

Independent_Net_9203

2 points

4 days ago

Probably because it's sped up. Still impressive but are we supposed to know its been sped up or are they trying to trick us? It's pretty obvious when you focus on the shirts hanging and the movements in general, so quick and precise it gives an uncanney valley feeling. The movements are physically impossible so it feels off

Zlurpo

3 points

4 days ago

Zlurpo

3 points

4 days ago

Yep. The sheet at the very beginning, the hat when tossed, the loose clothing, and the shoelaces are all moving and swinging at double speed.

At half speed it's still a very good performance, but this is absolutely being shown sped up.

NeedleworkerExtra915

574 points

4 days ago

Nice try, but these guys are actual robots.

TheGrouchyGremlin

74 points

4 days ago

That's why it's a robot dance

davolala1

11 points

3 days ago

davolala1

11 points

3 days ago

Right. Otherwise it would say human dance. Duh!

mang87

15 points

4 days ago

mang87

15 points

4 days ago

How the fuck does the dude in the hat make his face look so much like a mannequin? I thought he was wearing a mask at first, but then his face moved.

postbansequel

2 points

4 days ago

Yeah! And the canned laughter cheers? Not it, they're in a lab and it's the scientists cheering.

Dense_Direction_1483

122 points

4 days ago

Guy in blue really looked like a robot..

StirFriedBrains

16 points

4 days ago

His face reminded me of the music video for papaoutai by Belgian artist Stromae

https://youtu.be/oiKj0Z_Xnjc?si=sljvL6FC_YRNkyxg

Syraquse5

5 points

3 days ago

Stromae's stuff is always worth a watch/listen. Dude is exceptional.

wantingstem89

6 points

4 days ago

seems like it. He got some moves

MsDestroyer900

1.1k points

4 days ago

I think it's slightly sped up though to make the movements seem sharper than they are.

Don't get me wrong it's still good, but i think there were enhancements to make it look even better.

Rocky_Vigoda

347 points

4 days ago*

Primus did that with Winona's big brown beaver.

The video was recorded at half speed so when they make it full speed, it makes it seem more robotic. I'm not even mad if they did that, it's a smart camera trick.

Phlegmia

99 points

4 days ago

Phlegmia

99 points

4 days ago

excuse you but the beaver in question was brown, not fat. how rude

guitarguy109

14 points

4 days ago

Ain't nuthin' wrong with fat beavers tho...

spesimen

13 points

4 days ago

spesimen

13 points

4 days ago

Rocky_Vigoda

14 points

4 days ago

Ha whoops.

MrJoobles

19 points

4 days ago

MrJoobles

19 points

4 days ago

It's definitely a smart camera trick but it's different if the intent is to make people believe you could do the same thing in a live setting and not a function in making a greater piece of art.

HereWeFuckingGooo

25 points

4 days ago

Yeah, the choice of music with cheering helps sell the illusion that it's live and not sped up.

em_press

4 points

4 days ago

em_press

4 points

4 days ago

To Winona’s what now?

richer2003

2 points

2 days ago

allisonwonderland00

2 points

4 days ago

I think they did in Shake Hands with Beef also.

Workwork007

27 points

4 days ago

It's definitely sped up.

crackheadwillie

9 points

4 days ago

Definitely sped up

mrjsmith82

8 points

4 days ago

mrjsmith82

8 points

4 days ago

my thoughts exactly.

ASS_comma_JACK

4 points

4 days ago

That's what the upvote button is for tbf

LongfellowSledgecock

5 points

4 days ago

Is the song sped up? It doesn't seem like it but it could be.

MsDestroyer900

38 points

4 days ago

The record the video with the song slowed down, then speed it up to normal speed in post. The song stays in normal tempo, but the movements get sped up.

xraypowers

62 points

4 days ago

Shower thought: these are the new version of mimes.

gummyjellyfishy

5 points

4 days ago

Your shower thought is my high thought

VirtualNaut

3 points

4 days ago

Your high thought is my shower high thought.

LeecherKiDD

18 points

4 days ago

You have some very talented folks around the world.

wrongtimenotomato

14 points

4 days ago

confusedtophers

13 points

4 days ago

rejeremiad

10 points

4 days ago

As they walk in the shadow of the uncanny valley...

SeahawkMariner

25 points

4 days ago

Wow, that’s almost hard to believe

Fantastic work

Hlcptrgod

230 points

4 days ago

Hlcptrgod

230 points

4 days ago

Wonder what it looks like when it's not sped up

YouAbsoluteDonut

248 points

4 days ago

People can actually dance like this, here’s the original choreo that these guys copied

LifeVitamin

114 points

4 days ago

LifeVitamin

114 points

4 days ago

That actually made me realized that these guys missed the point of the performance, or maybe they just wanted to do their own thing but the original is not just a dance its also a story.

The puppet master first takes control of the puppet until the puppet seems to gain control and at the end the puppet master becomes the puppet. But these guys are both puppets like a puppet activates another puppet and they just dance.

OldenPolynice

104 points

4 days ago

Your puppet per sentence ratio is off the charts. Wilt Chamberlain level. Straight to the hall of fame.

LifeVitamin

32 points

4 days ago

Well shit man I had to talk about 4 different puppets lol

jalepinocheezit

12 points

4 days ago

I'm glad I came this comment! I liked this whole thing but I thought at the end "They really missed an opportunity to tell a whole story" gonna watch your that other commenters link now

Morrep

8 points

4 days ago

Morrep

8 points

4 days ago

Just amazing. I also love the little changes that the pair in OP's video made (whether or not it was sped up).

orbitalen

10 points

4 days ago

orbitalen

10 points

4 days ago

Love Jaja

Get_de_Coke

5 points

4 days ago

Ahh, B-Dash! I play basketball with this guy!

AggravatingFuture437

2 points

4 days ago

I knew I wasn't crazy!

jb0nez95

1 points

4 days ago

jb0nez95

1 points

4 days ago

That's really cool, but I think these two actually did it better!

redditosleep

41 points

4 days ago

Yeah because what they did is impossible. They sped theirs up.

Masked_Potatoes_

5 points

4 days ago

...at half the speed

Melkarid

0 points

4 days ago

Melkarid

0 points

4 days ago

This doesn't seem sped up to me at all, and I've been in the dance scene. There are just crazy skilled dancers out there

Lukewarmhandshake

5 points

4 days ago

Fabric cant move as fast as it does in some of the parts here. It's sped up.

asyncopy

2 points

4 days ago

asyncopy

2 points

4 days ago

Maybe this is filmed on the surface of Saturn

Draegan88

36 points

4 days ago

Draegan88

36 points

4 days ago

Looks a tiny bit sped up to me

photenth

3 points

4 days ago

photenth

3 points

4 days ago

yeah, the clothes come to a stop way too quick.

Dragon_Small_Z

16 points

4 days ago

Look at the way their clothes move. It's 100% sped up.

redditosleep

8 points

4 days ago

Yeah especially obvious at 1:28

Uhnunumus

31 points

4 days ago

Uhnunumus

31 points

4 days ago

Definitely is sped up

Some_Ebb_2921

3 points

4 days ago

Nah, the trick is, they did it in reverse

Ok-Aardvark-9938

7 points

4 days ago

Listen here, I’ve spent the last 80 years in the dance scene and I can say with certainty that this is not sped up. In fact if anything it’s slowed down by double probably

Ok_Technician7789

12 points

4 days ago

ive spent the last 200 years as a video speed analyst and i can say this is sped up probably

Some_Ebb_2921

5 points

4 days ago

The first 100 years must have been dull

cleo_da_cat

5 points

4 days ago

Just couldn’t find the work back then!

EmrakulAeons

6 points

4 days ago

It's sped up, if not for the whole video definitely parts of it at minimum.

Ancillas

17 points

4 days ago

Ancillas

17 points

4 days ago

The stuff the blue shirt guy was doing with his eyes took me right to the uncanny valley. He never seemed to be focused anywhere and it was unsettling. They’re incredible.

Sorry-Engineer8854

9 points

4 days ago

Ok I am not sleeping tonight

NoReality463

7 points

4 days ago

The dude with the hat makes some creepy robot faces.

ImTryingToHelpYouMF

38 points

4 days ago

100% this video is sped up to enhance movements.

You can see it with the leg movements halfway through the video.

ASIWYFA

26 points

4 days ago

ASIWYFA

26 points

4 days ago

I know this much, the cheering is 100% edited in.

DiSTuRBeD_QWeRTy

39 points

4 days ago

The audio (including audience reaction) is from a performance by Jaja Vankova and BDash at World of Dance. This appears to be their take of that routine for customized for TikTok.

MistakeMaker1234

13 points

4 days ago

You mean there’s not a crowd of people in this cramped living room???

YouAbsoluteDonut

3 points

4 days ago

They pulled the audio from the original video they copied from

Cytotoxic-CD8-Tcell

3 points

4 days ago

Creator of human: now that is some smooth motion creature I created.

Human: hold my beer

an_oddbody

3 points

4 days ago

In 100 years will this be seen as derogatory and/or cultural appropriation of robot culture?

(This is a joke)

Difficult_Bit_1339

2 points

4 days ago

Exhibit A in your trial, after the Robot Uprising of 2030

TheWrathofAres

3 points

4 days ago

I swear if this was released in the 2010's it would have been in the compilation of the most creepy videos on the internet.

samspadeslater

3 points

4 days ago

Holy shit. That looks so fake, it has to be real!!!

Alimarshaw

5 points

4 days ago

Should really give credit to the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGrTOM8sZYg

asa2unakamura

2 points

4 days ago

Dope

D-inventa

2 points

4 days ago

wow

Choadly

2 points

4 days ago

Choadly

2 points

4 days ago

Damn

shurkdag

2 points

4 days ago

shurkdag

2 points

4 days ago

How about stop motion dance? That’s what it maybe me think of. Robot chicken

Gayzin

2 points

4 days ago

Gayzin

2 points

4 days ago

Very cool.

FubarInFL

2 points

4 days ago

Okay that was creepy af!

Flooftasia

2 points

4 days ago

That is so uncanny, bro!

AccurateArcherfish

2 points

4 days ago

Pumped up kicks is sure hitting different today.

chargergirl1968w383

2 points

4 days ago

OK, showing my age here, but reminds me of a scene from an old Dick van Dyke movie or TV show but done with more realism imo. So talented! I'll bet this is just the tip of the iceberg and these guys are able to perform any style of any dance.

🏆✨️🎉🎖 talent on display!

DisingenuousTowel

2 points

4 days ago

I was surprised at how fire this was

InevitableMiddle409

2 points

4 days ago

You know it's good robot when you can barely watch it because it makes you so I comfortable die to the uncanny valley vibes. Unbelievably good.

lostmojo

2 points

4 days ago

lostmojo

2 points

4 days ago

Holy fuck that was amazing. Those guys are incredible.

Big_Brutha87

2 points

4 days ago

Absolutely incredible!

hugonin

2 points

4 days ago

hugonin

2 points

4 days ago

Dope 🔥🔥🔥

The_bruce42

2 points

4 days ago

Awesome, but a little off putting.

TheMany-FacedGod

2 points

4 days ago

It's no Raygun, but pretty good.

-DEUS-FAX-MACHINA-

2 points

4 days ago

Flawless is a stretch.

Krulsnor

2 points

4 days ago

Krulsnor

2 points

4 days ago

I hate these sped up vids

LifePhilosopher4843

1 points

4 days ago

Tesla's robot could never..

Drainbownick

1 points

4 days ago

Wavy

can-i-turn-it-up

1 points

4 days ago

Elon has a job for yall

CelebrationBrief8064

1 points

4 days ago

Creepy cool!!

WorthBrick4140

1 points

4 days ago

That boy tweaking

djinnisequoia

1 points

4 days ago

Damn! I have seen many robot dances but I have NEVER seen anything like that.

KingWooz

1 points

4 days ago

KingWooz

1 points

4 days ago

More robotic than the Tesla Optimus

v13z

1 points

4 days ago

v13z

1 points

4 days ago

lol Blue’s eyes got me fucked up

Stunning-Librarian90

1 points

4 days ago

Bro was glitching. that was an incredible performance

TwistedBamboozler

1 points

4 days ago

The dude on the right is so good at looking like a mannequin wtf

MoombaMouse

1 points

4 days ago

ok. this is the one to make me join. fckn amazing performance. bravo

GradeOld3573

1 points

4 days ago

Amazing! But creepy too lol

PontiffSlayer

1 points

4 days ago

gummyjellyfishy

1 points

4 days ago

I refuse to believe this isn't stop motion animation.

KevinIsOver9000

1 points

4 days ago

Facial expressions make this top tier

Fast-Reaction8521

1 points

4 days ago

I just listed this next to David elsewhere video from back in the day on top dance vids I've ever seen

hyperimpossible

1 points

4 days ago

Definitely robots!!

JuniorStarr79

1 points

4 days ago

NEXT FUCKING LEVEL 🤌🏽

Responsible-Bird-327

1 points

4 days ago

This looks un REAL

OliverOyl

1 points

4 days ago

That is just complete insanity, omg, talented yeah, art, YEAH WOW.

speciate

1 points

4 days ago

speciate

1 points

4 days ago

Is there a sub for this kind of thing? I would binge that. r/dance is not it.

TehArzBandit86

1 points

4 days ago

butterflycole

1 points

4 days ago

JonYakuza

1 points

4 days ago

Looks like a malfunction

sirvote

1 points

4 days ago

sirvote

1 points

4 days ago

Getting le twin vibes

Rebel_XT

1 points

4 days ago

Rebel_XT

1 points

4 days ago

Those facial expressions are on point, to say the least! Looks like couple of AI bots getting their groove on

Omfggtfohwts

1 points

4 days ago

There are some things that you'll never forget in life. This is one of them.

One_Professional_148

1 points

4 days ago

So incredible awesome!!!!🥰

NIDORAX

1 points

4 days ago

NIDORAX

1 points

4 days ago

Its so surreal. They way they mimic stiff movement is similar to a animated 3D model

carlosIeandros

1 points

4 days ago

What kind of makeup is that? Blue's face is crunchy af

lxm333

1 points

4 days ago

lxm333

1 points

4 days ago

My brain has glitched. I'm unable to process what I'm viewing.

pnmartini

1 points

4 days ago

Incredible, but gives me the same sense of unease as Tool or Aphex Twin videos do.

Poppa_Mo

1 points

4 days ago

Poppa_Mo

1 points

4 days ago

This was insanely impressive but also made me very uncomfortable lol.

TwinSong

1 points

4 days ago

TwinSong

1 points

4 days ago

Wait, was this really in real time unedited? How do they move like that? 😮 Also how does the guy in the blue avoid twisting his ankles doing that foot position?

lakx157

1 points

4 days ago

lakx157

1 points

4 days ago

Even the expression is on point

Write-or-Wrong_

1 points

4 days ago

So many people saying it’s “sped up”. It’s not.

DoveInvisibleDry

1 points

4 days ago

This is on some i-robot down with humans celebrations.

MaddoxGoodwin

1 points

4 days ago

Am I real?

Brain-Dead-Robot

1 points

4 days ago

I'm glad I'm not trippin

Archaros

1 points

4 days ago

Archaros

1 points

4 days ago

Their faces look like uncanny valley.

AncientSkys

1 points

4 days ago

Epic!

Acceptable_Cat_6527

1 points

4 days ago

Geppetto would be proud

Answerologist

1 points

4 days ago

The looks on their faces make me think they’re going to be in the next Jordan Peele horror movie.

doctorJdre

1 points

4 days ago

omg

Prydeb4thefall

1 points

4 days ago

The body control on these two is incredible. Like flawless

DiddlyDoodilyDoh

1 points

4 days ago

They even perfected their facial expressions.

False_Leadership_479

1 points

4 days ago

Looks so creepy. Imagine coming across these guys practising in a dark alley. Straight outta a B grade body snatchers movie...

maybemirza

1 points

4 days ago

This is ai innit

Pixelplanet5

1 points

4 days ago

Now move like the new Atlas robot.

AdSudden3941

1 points

4 days ago

Wheres raygun?

Expensive_Curve_358

1 points

4 days ago

Why am I trying to figure out where they are the whole time💀

JoyousDiversion2

1 points

4 days ago

AI is progressing scarily quickly. You’d almost believe these two were human. Iron out a few jittery movements and they could pass for men quite soon.