One day robots will take over the world. For now, they’re just taking over your living room. The UBTech Robotics Alpha 1S won’t yet bring you a cup of tea or do the washing, but with 16 motors, its movements are amusingly lifelike. It’s an all-singing all-dancing piece of intelligent technology with some seriously impressive moves – it can breakdance, lead you in a bodyweight workout routine or just keep the kids occupied for a few hours, which makes it worth the £400 it costs. The little guy comes with a software program, so you can teach him to do more tricks. (And when you do: milk, no sugar. Thanks.)

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