Disney Files Patent for Air and Water-Powered Flying Robots

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Disney has filed a patent for flying robots that would be powered with a hybrid and air and water, Orlando Business Journal reports. The patent is for an “Untethered robot with hybrid air and water power for hovering and quick airborne movements.” It describes how they could control the movements of a flying robot through … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Glasses-Free VR Attraction

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Disney has filed a patent for a possible AR or VR attraction that would not require guests to wear 3D glasses or other headgear. The system would utilize a projection screen and beamsplitter, carefully positioned around a physical scenic space to create the virtual object — reminiscent of the Pepper’s Ghost effect used in the … Read more

Disney Files Patent on Highly-Calibrated AR “Lightsaber” Experience, Possibly Connected to Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World

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A new patent granted to Disney suggests that new technology would help make lightsaber training at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser as close as it appears in the movies. The patent, granted May 19th, is for the calibration of a magnetometer within a device used as part of an augmented or virtual reality game. The system … Read more

New Patent Application Offers New Development in Disney’s Plans for Robotic Stunt Performers

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A new patent application filed by Disney has revealed a new development in their robotic stunt performer, or “Stuntronics,” program. Recently, Disney’s research arm, Disney Research, tested out a program called “Stickman: Toward a Human Scale Acrobatic Robot.” A stick-like robot is held and then released from a pendulum, curl ups as it falls to … Read more