Humanoid robot joins PhD programme in China, jokes 'Might get deleted if I fail'
In a first, a humanoid robot was admitted to a PhD programme for drama and film at China's Shanghai Theatre Academy, reports said. Xueba 01, developed by Shanghai University and DroidUp Robotics, will focus on traditional Chinese opera. "If I fail...my system and data might get...deleted," Xueba 01 joked while responding to a student questioning if it could learn opera.