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Its a little-known secret on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campus that if you ask really nicely, robots may come out and dance in Red Square.

A robot roundup on Red Square.

Such was the case Friday, Feb. 10, for an 11-year-old boy named Alex, who told the hed like to see robots in action helping humanity and even bringing about world peace.

That was enough to get the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ community in action. Students quickly organized a way of giving Alex an afternoon to remember.

They choreographed a routine and passed it on through YouTube, so that by just after 2 p.m. Friday, after a quick rehearsal, they were ready to fill the square with dancing robots — and, well, robot allies, beeping, singing, and doing that angular dance we all know robots do.

Alex arrived on Red Square just after taking a tour, appropriately enough, of the .

It was a regular robot roundup. There were box-headed bots, blinky-eyed bots, building-like bots, tinfoil-bedecked bots, a big guy named Partybot, Star Wars imperial troops, a Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi and lots more. And everywhere, folks held signs that said “Alex rules!â€� and “Robots rule!â€� or “World peace!â€�

Alex came and went in style. His ride was a sleek black stretch limo, trailed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Police cruisers beeping their horns importantly.

They curled around Red Square, beeped again, and drove off.

Minutes later, it was as if nothing had happened — which is how a good flash mob should work.

Still, its good to know that there are so many caring, compassionate and creative people, er, robots, on campus. Enough to make a wish come true — and then some.