Disney Research Team Unveils Child-Size Bipedal Walking Robot

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The Disney Research team unveiled a new child-size walking robot during their Wednesday presentation at the 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Detroit. The robot is related to the patent Disney just filed for a bipedal robot with different walking styles. Evan Ackerman of IEEE Spectrum reported on the presentation, … Read more

Disney Files Patents for Track-Switching Ride System and Walking Robots

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Disney has filed two new interesting patents, Orlando Business Journal shared. The first is for a ride system that could easily move ride vehicles from one kind of track to another, while the other involves walking robots. Ride System Patent This image is from the “Transferring a Passenger Compartment Between Ride Systems Using Robotic Tool … Read more

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

Walt Disney Imagineers Continue to Develop Advanced Robots Plus Giant Exoskeletons for Future Character Appearances

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A few months ago, we got our first look at “Project Kiwi,” Walt Disney Imagineering’s incredible free-roaming, talking Groot robot. Now we know more about the development of Groot and similar projects thanks to Brooks Barnes with The New York Times. Barnes spoke to senior Imagineering executive Jon Snoddy about Groot. Snoddy said, “A new … 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