Tesla and Elon Musk’s Dancing Robot Bordered on Self-Parody

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Tesla and Elon Musk’s foray into the robotics world with

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the release of their new dancing robot did not exactly get rave reviews.

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While many tech aficionados and Tesla fans were enthusiastic to see how far they could push robotics,

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the results left a lot to be desired.

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The awkwardly dancing robot was widely mocked online and even considered by some as self-parody.

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The botched effort however is no way reflective of Musk's legacy in engineering innovation or Tesla's cutting-edge technology.

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They may have missed the mark with this one but hopefully future efforts will bear better fruit.

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