"Bathathe ChatGPT": Humanoid Robot Dancing to Makhadzi at UP Goes Viral on TikTok

• A robot shaped like a human was filmed dancing at what looked like a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) presentation at the University of Pretoria on 22 October.
• The video became very popular on TikTok after the person who posted it joked that even AI cannot resist Makhadzi's music.
• South Africans filled the comments with funny messages about which university had actually built the robot.

A robot that looks like a person became the star of a university event when it started dancing. South Africans online found the moment very funny.

The video was shared on 22 October by TikTok user @ingiey21. It was filmed in a large university hall during a presentation about robots and artificial intelligence at the University of Pretoria (UP). The song playing through the speakers was Riya Venda by Makhadzi featuring DJ Tira.

In the video shared by @ingiey21, the robot showed off its dance moves while people watched. The TikTok user wrote: "Not even artificial intelligence can escape Makhadzi! 😂😂❤️" It was a funny way of saying that Makhadzi's music makes everyone want to dance, even a robot. Makhadzi is a musician from Limpopo whose songs are known for making people dance. Watch the video of the robot dancing to Makhadzi at the UP event here:

South Africans talk about the dancing robot

South Africans had lots of things to say in the comments on @ingiey21's TikTok video:

@Keep_Moving420 wrote:

"It's a UP robot, after all."

@Mtshepos_101 joked:

"UP thinks it's AI 😂😂😂"

@maphuti_kubu said:

"The people's university ❤️🔥🤞🏻"

@KJR◢ ◤ replied:

"The point is, TUT has many robots."

@Kamogelo_Ace admitted:

"Finally found something that dances like I do."

@M A W E S ⭐️ 🐐 added:

"Take over ChatGPT 🔥🔥"

Source: Briefly News