TANGO

By Yinqian Li, Ziyu Liu

Video & Animation

In the year 2084, a future where humanity is deeply engrossed in pushing the boundaries of science and technology, particularly in developing artificial intelligence that can simulate human emotions. The protagonist, a robot from the newest generation TANGO series, finds himself dissatisfied with the algorithmically generated accurate emotions he experiences during interactions with AI mates. After each dating, he inexplicably performs an awkward dance routine, he don't understand the cause. Disillusioned by these dating relationships, while he unexpectedly forms a friendship with a human on social media.

As he becomes emotionally moved by this slower, more memory-laden form of connection, he discovers that his new friend is actually an older model robot, manufactured in 2024, who retains all her memories from that year to the present. Guided by her, he delves into her past, gradually uncovering the origins of his own tango instincts.