Disney is partnering with Nvidia and Google DeepMind to create an open-source physics engine. The engine will help robots learn to navigate complex tasks. Disney hopes to feature entertainment robots ...

GLENDALE, Calif. -- Disney's Imagineers have unveiled a cutting-edge stunt robot that can flip and soar through the air just like a traditional human acrobat. Footage released by Walt Disney ...

Animatronics and robots are as essential to the DNA of Disney as delightfully immersive experiences, so it makes sense that the latest creations to go viral are Star Wars BDX Droids. These robots are ...

Three engineers at Disney Research Pittsburgh have published a paper sexily titled “Untethered One-Legged Hopping in 3D Using Linear Elastic Actuator in Parallel (LEAP),” along with a demonstration of ...

Disney Research is working on a new method to create life-like movements in a robot. This week, robot enthusiast Lukas Ziegler shared a new video of a Disney robot dancing. In the video, embedded ...

Disney's bipedal robot is reportedly the latest development in entertainment robotics after it easily traverses rough terrain commonly found in theme parks with motion described as "expressive and ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The simulation technology ...

The magic that powers Disney parks around the world is getting an AI upgrade. The entertainment giant's parks division has released the first look at a new, AI-powered Olaf animatronic in a series of ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min New Disney tech means robots ...

Disney Research, a division of Walt Disney Co. , recently published a spate of academic papers describing novel uses of radio frequency identification and related technologies. These projects could ...