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A robot ballerina makes people smile. It can dance all by itself or with a controller. It dances to “Freeze Song,” bedtime music, and The Nutcracker. The ballerina robot can plié and stretch, but every time it does it makes creaking noises: “crrr crrr, crack crack.” When it leaps, it makes one more crack. It shakes the floor when it leaps and sprays water from its head and feet on the audience. It can also balance balls and juggle. It has one zombie hand and one hammer hand. It wears a gold leotard, tutu, and crown. Its batteries are powered by light, so it never runs out of energy and is made of tin and recycled plastics. People can see it at amusement parks, haunted houses, circuses, or in puppet shows. Kids who like ballerinas and robots will like it, and I think grownups will laugh too.