Did you hear about the amazing show in China this year? The Spring Festival Gala, which is a big celebration for the Lunar New Year, went super high-tech and broke records! 🎉
Not only did the show reach 16.8 billion views across all media platforms (wow!), but it also featured some of the coolest technology ever seen at a festival. Let’s dive into the highlights! 🚀
Robots Dancing with Humans! 🤖
One of the most exciting performances was called ‘Yangge Bot’. Imagine 16 robots dancing perfectly in sync with 16 human dancers! The famous director Zhang Yimou teamed up with a robotics company named Unitree to make this happen. The robots, which are 1.8 meters tall (that’s about 6 feet!), practiced for three months to get their moves just right. They used special AI (that’s artificial intelligence) to learn the dance steps and even had lasers to help them know exactly where to go on stage. How cool is that?
Magic Cameras Freeze Time! 📸
In another performance called ‘The Pen Writes the Dragon and Snake’, martial arts superstar Donnie Yen showed off some awesome moves. But here’s the twist: they used 30 cameras all at once to create a ‘bullet-time’ effect. This made it look like time was standing still while dancers flew through the air! This technology was powered by Alibaba Cloud and used super-smart computers to create 3D images in real-time. It was like watching a scene from a movie!
Amazing AI Effects Transform the Stage! 🎨
The gala also used advanced AI to make the stage look like a beautiful painting. During a performance called ‘A Flower Nurtured by Time’, the visuals transformed into stunning oil paintings. They used AI models from Alibaba to create unique characters and backgrounds for the songs. It made the entire show feel like a magical dream!
This year’s Spring Festival Gala showed how traditional celebrations can become even more exciting with the help of technology. From dancing robots to magic cameras and incredible AI effects, it was a night to remember! Maybe next time, we’ll see even more amazing tech bringing stories to life. Would you like to dance with a robot or freeze time with a camera? The future is full of possibilities! 🌟
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
