The robot in question is being used to preserve an old and not remotely technologically related discipline.

Japanese schoolchildren are losing the art of traditional dancing, so this robot is stepping in to help. There's no word on how graceful the robot is, and we'd better hope that there's not a lot of legwork involved, but the kids are smiling and taking part which is a good sign.

Not that many people these days know Japanese traditional dance. So the best way to teach kids so that the art form doesn't die out is to program a robot to do it and dispatch it to classrooms across the country. From the looks of it, the bot's a pretty good teacher - even without legs - and the kids look happy to be learning from him.

I know you want to see a picture, or better yet a video, but I'll give you only the picture description, you don't deserve any better...
Children practise their dance moves, following the lead of a ‘wa’ at a special summer robot show today in tokyo (17/08/2006). The 35cm tall robots, dressed in traditional kimono robes, were created for an educational program and perform japanese style dancing.