In an attempt to make its theme parks even more magical, Disney’s Research division is working to develop bi-pedal robots and animatronic characters that walk and move like the lively cartoon ...

Some robots are cuter than others—but Disney may have just revealed a contender for the most adorable yet. Last week at the 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and ...

When researchers created a robot that replicates the gait of a cartoon character for the first time, it was no big surprise that Disney was involved. Engineers at Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU ...

We develop a bipedal robot which corresponds to lower part of the character following its kinematic structure. The links are 3D printed and the joints are actuated by servo motors.

Disney Wants to Make Robots That Walk Like Cartoon Characters. The company is working on bipedal robot toys that move like animated characters. By John Wenz Published: May 27, 2015 4:00 PM EDT.

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how ...

Directors Examine Animated Characters in films including 'Flow,' 'Inside Out 2,' 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' and 'The Wild Robot' Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Robots are just a "Trojan horse" though, and the company hopes buyers will soon design a wide variety of items. My Robot Nation aims for personal 3D printing for all - CNET X ...

These hydraulic robots are 3D printed in a single step, and are able to waddle about as soon as they cool down. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with ...

Fully 3D-printed and controlled via a locally run large language model (LLM) chatbot, the robot can be assembled for as little as $70, including all materials, electronics, and power supply.

As for the bugdroid robot, we already knew that it would jump off the page a bit with its new 3D design. However, we should also start to see the full-body bugdroid a lot more going forward.