Disney has just filed a new patent for a “Legged High-dexterity Self-balancing Capable Robot Actor.” The new patent was filed on 11/26/2020 and features plans to create an “AI” or artificial intelligence robot for use in parks. The patent states the following: A robot actor, or character mobility hardware platform,
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Disney Creates Robot Stunt Doubles
It’s like a sci-fi movie come to life! The brilliant minds at Disney’s Imagineering have created an autonomous robot stunt double! The Imagineers have been upping their game with bigger and better versions of “animatronic” characters for more than 50 years. The simple pneumatic and hydraulic characters of the past
Stickman: Disney’s Human Scale Acrobatic Robot
Disney Research recently presented one of their most recent projects: Stickman, which is a human scale acrobatic robot. This new robot utilizes a “gravity driven pendulum launch” which allows the robot to produce a variety of somersaulting stunts. Watch the video here as Stickman, the acrobatic robot, produces a series
