Do you think you could share more about Genibo? I can't seem to find them for sale on US sites, and there's not a lot of videos other than yours on youtube... but also there's tons of dance compilation videos of them! I'm super curious about their history if you happen to know it.
Genibo was originally created by the Korean company Dongbu as a successor of sorts to Aibo, but is more like a knock-off in actuality. The hardware design is pretty well done, but Genibo does not have the same level of autonomy as Aibo does and the quality control on Genibo was never very good.
The first model, the Genibo QD, was able to connect wirelessly to a computer using an interface very similar to the Aibo Entertainment Player, with the ability to control the Genibo remotely and see through its camera, as well create and upload custom song/dance skits to the robot. However, this model had very poor AI with several faulty looping skits that made it very frustrating to interact with. The QD was also prone to developing leg problems.
The second model, the Genibo SD, had improved legs and improved AI with the looping issues resolved. However, the SD was released in a relatively unfinished state and Dongbu promised that updates would come, but they never did. As a result, the Genibo SD has fewer song/dance skits than the QD and cannot connect to a computer at all for customization, which makes it relatively limited.
Overall, Genibo is a neat robot with impressive dance moves, but feels a bit like an Aibo knock-off and isn’t worth anywhere near the retail price.