A New Approach to Disney’s Robotic Character Pipeline

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7 ай бұрын

Designing a bipedal robotic character with impeccable balance is impressive, but simply isn’t enough when you consider Disney characters strut, prance, sneak, tromp, shuffle, hustle, saunter or meander. Disney Research recently unveiled a new robotic character prototype that combines procedural animation, modular hardware, and reinforcement learning to be able to design and program a walking character capable of these unique gaits and traits. Even more impressive? They can do this within months, not years! The ability to have a new robot design learn to imitate artistic motion in a simulation environment before it’s being built advances Imagineering’s innovation pipeline … and we can’t wait to see what more can be done with this exploration!
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@hyperion9620 7 ай бұрын

I've never seen a robot with so much personality before. The animated expressions it makes are so good.

@TheRojecas 7 ай бұрын

Then you need to see more robots, there are many good options in market, look for Cozmo or Vector

@rasmasyean 5 ай бұрын

It's doing something similar to Keepon, the robot yellow snowman thing. Except it can now walk around and prolly chop off your fingers if you happen to grab it wrong. lol

@TeddyLeppard 7 ай бұрын

If Disney could make these for home use, they could sell millions of them immediately.

@Optimistas777 7 ай бұрын

a similar one exists, called Anki Cozmo 2 and Anki Vector. They're also highly emotionally expressive and emotionally interactive

@BHARGAV_GAJJAR 7 ай бұрын

How ? It has no hands. My company is selling human like hands they can work even in deep sea or space and definitely can be useful for home use on any kind of mobile robotic platform.

@peterparker6584 7 ай бұрын

Problem is they don't work the way you might think and the expense of building them is insane. Remember them showing the robot of the rabbit on Rollerblades at one of their previous conventions. Disney's been doing stuff like this a lot longer than people realize most people don't remember that Disney animatronics that they started building back in the 1960s for their theme parks and for science fairs. I'm sure some people remember the big golf ball Expo 86 or Expo 85 at one of the Disney theme parks where are they built a big vision of the future attraction for Disney inside a giant golf ball looking thing back then Disney did a lot of stuff to do with animatronics and robots but that side of Disney kind of got forgotten and shelf for a long time. I still remember in the early 2000s talk about Disney theme parks shutting down and the entire Disney Empire going away and then all of a sudden they bought lucas films and a bunch of other stuff and just suddenly started pulling money out of thin air and buying one Studio after another. I'm kind of surprised they're not trying to build a more functional version of R2-D2 and Wally when you see them doing something like this this kind of thing is more meant to be something you rent at a Disney theme park then something that they're actually planning on selling to the public that's assuming it's not a remote control unit being operated by a puppeteerJim Henson puppeteering Studio was doing stuff like this back in the 1980s. If anybody remembers Johnny 5 from Short Circuit he was a very elaborate puppet operated by multiple puppeteers if I remember correctly it was made by Henson Studios and Hansen Studios has made similar puppets that look very different without their latex bodies

@thenotoriousgryyn342 7 ай бұрын

Disney should partner with Boston Dynamics, it would be a Win-Win Partnership 👍

@FPVMystique 7 ай бұрын

They could, but they won't.

@noahboursier 7 ай бұрын

these are exactly the kind of beautiful machines i want to make

@SmirkInvestigator 7 ай бұрын

Same

@lorenzzzoo 7 ай бұрын

And you can do it! I believe in you.

@hay_Z2021 6 ай бұрын

Same

@gorgolyt Ай бұрын

well, what are you doing about it?

@CIS101 7 ай бұрын

Wow that is one of the best walking robots I have ever seen. It's also very Star Wars-ish, and could easily be a great robot character.

@goigle 7 ай бұрын

It looks like it’s based off of BD-1 from Star Wars

@petethebeat48 7 ай бұрын

I think a few large sticks and some Ewoks will topple it.

@Lord2225 7 ай бұрын

Lookup Boston dynamics atlas

@You-wl1ni 6 ай бұрын

it's literally based on a BD droid

@Miraclese 6 ай бұрын

you should see small walking groot

@sealy1 7 ай бұрын

Great! Now make droids walk around Galaxy’s Edge.

@castorvolk 7 ай бұрын

About that….

@sealy1 7 ай бұрын

@@castorvolk yes, I saw it. It’s amazing.

@MMShaggy 7 ай бұрын

They already are. :)

@thenotoriousgryyn342 7 ай бұрын

Disney should partner with Boston Dynamics, it would be a Win-Win Partnership 👍

@sealy1 7 ай бұрын

@@thenotoriousgryyn342 yes

@theghoulavenue 7 ай бұрын

Love seeing robots have more interesting builds than the basic humanoid or cat/dog. These look inspired by duck/geese anatomy and have a bit of wobbliness that makes them look organic. Honestly fantastic work.

@thekaxmax 6 ай бұрын

given the head movement, chickens.

@jacobhargiss9909 6 ай бұрын

dodo bird.

@thekaxmax 6 ай бұрын

@@jacobhargiss9909 I'm thinking chicken cos that head movement is an insect-eater not a grain or berry eater. And a dodo was a grain/berry eater, they're a type of pigeon.

@jacobhargiss9909 6 ай бұрын

@@thekaxmax true, I just cant help thinking dodo bird based on the structure of its body.

@thekaxmax 6 ай бұрын

@@jacobhargiss9909 true as a visual, but they're based on the original droid plus mechanical constraints.

@Armetron 7 ай бұрын

So they made BD-1 from Star Wars

@jackieclan815 7 ай бұрын

That they did lol!!!

@derekcoppinger4472 7 ай бұрын

It's a BD-1 prototype droid! That's awesome! And I didn't know the imagineers had their own YT channel. Subscribed!

@RobGrothe 7 ай бұрын

I came here looking for this comment!

@jgdpsu 7 ай бұрын

Yes! I need a BD-1 in my life!

@epicmickeymoments9878 7 ай бұрын

OMG this almost exactly like BD-1 from Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order!!! Please keep up the great work!!!

@Puddingbat 7 ай бұрын

Adorable, magnificent engineering.

@sander0314 7 ай бұрын

Ok this is absolutely incredible - well done to the Imagineers engineering team for coming up with all that you had to do in order to create such a well balanced, dynamic robot with personality. Wonderful touches to the antennae, eye blinking, and head/body bobbing that help tell a wonderful story. These will be a delight to watch roam through the parks.

@djphredpr 7 ай бұрын

Imagineers at their best!!! We need to see more of this in the parks!!!

@matthewviramontes3131 7 ай бұрын

Bro that's a billion dollar bot. You can't tell me every kid wouldn't love one of those things. Heck, I'm 41 years old and I want one!

@joelface 7 ай бұрын

unfortunately it costs a billion dollars.

@ProwlingRegret 7 ай бұрын

Get an aibo. Or for a less advanced option, a vector, or emo robot.

@xitcix8360 2 ай бұрын

By the second half of this year, robots are gonna be everywhere, trust me. You'll have one more lifelike than this one for cheaper.

@jakemeyer8188 7 ай бұрын

This is why the entertainment sector is important for tech development, and why the Imagineers have always been amazing to me. It takes a talented engineer to build a thing, but it takes an artist to actually bring it to life.

@AnthonyMeadows 7 ай бұрын

Disney just over here casually making real life BD-1 droids...

@adayinthelife5496 7 ай бұрын

Living in the future. Great job again Disney!

@djmutt2000 5 ай бұрын

“Our kid is growing up so fast” - WALL-E to EVE

@TheBigHeavyKevy 7 ай бұрын

Great design! I really appreciate the beauty and balance. It looks both natural and like a machine.

@ShaneHathaway 7 ай бұрын

For decades, everything has been going virtual. Now the virtual things are becoming real. So exciting!

@joelmulder 7 ай бұрын

Holy crap that is amazing. I can't wait to see this being used in a live action Star Wars project!

@BGDGr81 7 ай бұрын

Imagine having a dozen of them walking around a star wars themed park.

@D4C_Gaming 7 ай бұрын

@@BGDGr81I mean it totally looks like a BD-unit droid.

@reddcube 7 ай бұрын

The flashlight to look where you're point is such a good character moment.

@markg890 7 ай бұрын

That's extremely impressive. Use of the head as a counter balance is smart. Kind of like a bird with a long neck.

@TheSlothSlothSloth 7 ай бұрын

super awesome!😍

@capitalv8062 7 ай бұрын

I usually don’t like when robots make these small steps but with these stubby legs it works really. Well

@soffren 7 ай бұрын

This is exactly what Walt would have wanted.

@grimsk 7 ай бұрын

The moment in my life when I most felt the power of an individual's dream was not when I encountered the concept of Tesla or the iPhone, but when I was looking up information about EPCOT. The inspiration and admiration I have for the concept of EPCOT drives my business today.

@BryceBetts 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@Science3D 7 ай бұрын

that is so incredible ! WOW. I am playing around with robotics for sometime now and this kind of project makes me dream ! I would buy one right away if it would be possible.

@fullmetaltheorist 7 ай бұрын

This is the first time I have actually seen a happy robot. Idk how you did it.

@user-op2ex2ud9b 7 ай бұрын

That's litterally bd-1 from fallen Jedi order

@JensChristianRestemeier 7 ай бұрын

I'd love to work on stuff like that!

@timothysands5537 7 ай бұрын

Geez, the code on that must be insane. Sooo butter smooth and lifelike. I wanna see how they coded it. I gotta know if they used HD method with Quaternion matrices or just stuck with screw axis matrices or maybe something I haven't learned yet. Such an accomplishment 👏 🙌

@DizroAI 6 ай бұрын

Yes, it's very interesting, but there is no information (

@sparse-rewards 5 ай бұрын

It is most likely a four-layer neural network with very few parameters.

@zyeborm 7 ай бұрын

That's seriously impressive work

@SirMysticRob 7 ай бұрын

This is great! It's this kind of thing, along with many others, that makes me want to be an Imagineer. I would love to help make this sort of robo-buddy and share creations with guests

@MakoRuu 7 ай бұрын

Oh my God, it's adorable.

@raytracer2651 7 ай бұрын

Instantly the coolest robot ever.

@SoCalRobots 7 ай бұрын

So awesome! Great job Disney Research

@crazybird199 7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Boston Dynamics' work, very cool!

@singularitybound 7 ай бұрын

Moves like its animated..crazy

@chrisbanach 7 ай бұрын

walks and behaves like a cute duck!

@AlexandraVOA 7 ай бұрын

And this right here is why I would love to help out in imagineering! ❤❤❤

@user-wo5wx9dk1t 2 ай бұрын

make more!! this is so cute

@atlas1548 6 ай бұрын

This is one of the best things I've seen Disney do in a very long time. Focus on this!

@RadoslavNedyalkov 7 ай бұрын

That's would be very cute practical effect in some upcoming movie 😊

@TTAA-xl3oo 5 ай бұрын

This is amazing!!

@UsefulClips 7 ай бұрын

I will absolutely buy BD-1 when he becomes available.

@jacksvlogs9924 7 ай бұрын

So much character in the bobbing!

@phmiii 7 ай бұрын

Sweet! Now I want the "plans" so that I can build one!

@MoanaMom 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome!!!

@DFMurray 7 ай бұрын

I can't wait for the dystopian Disney Arms and Robotics division.

@fitisdead8029 6 ай бұрын

I went to Disneyland for the first time this year and I really have no idea where you get these people or how they do what they do, very smart engineers.

@DoctorX17 7 ай бұрын

I need one NOW

@weerobot 7 ай бұрын

Impressive...!!!

@a330turbinex7 6 ай бұрын

This is so cool! I want one!!!!

@shadowtim3 6 ай бұрын

That is adorable!

@mmelaike 7 ай бұрын

Its like Wall-E SO CUTEEE

@Hardwareai 6 ай бұрын

You know, it's astonishing that Walt Disney Imagineering channel only has 31k subscribers....

@chenflix 7 ай бұрын

I'd love to have one!!!

@DavidCook42 7 ай бұрын

This is amazing

@KnightsWithoutATable 7 ай бұрын

I recognize this little droid. I so hope it means what I think it means if they build this little guy.

@flipxd 6 ай бұрын

Imagineers are the bright, beating heart of the future of technology. So happy to witness the beginnings of this science and magic.

@claytonwillis8474 7 ай бұрын

Definitely gives off Droid vibes

@jackieclan815 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, like BD-1 from Jedi Survivor

@lillianademedici8645 7 ай бұрын

It's a chicken, and I love it. Makes me miss my Henbane.

@doctoroctos 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that they thought this one through more than the BB8 droid. Having the head floating on top of the body makes it unstable and difficult to create a single power source.

@JoeRussellProductions 7 ай бұрын

This little guy has quite the personality!

@itsalexclark 7 ай бұрын

I want 7

@SpaghettiniFiveMillion 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see a well animated robot, since most robots I see are animated in a linear motion.

@Shinzon23 6 ай бұрын

This isn't an animation this is a real robot

@JOTASA2008 6 ай бұрын

Nossa, estão muito evoluidos esses robôs. 👏👏👏

@EverlastingEclipses Ай бұрын

the possibility of robot movie freedom like movie Finch for example, can be unfathomable

@---yw4lc 6 ай бұрын

I want this one!!!

@lord_nykon 7 ай бұрын

SDK? Dev kit? Download so we can dump it into our own personal robots with mods? 3d files? Give us moreee

@amrit5 2 ай бұрын

Loved it

@alexcruz7816 7 ай бұрын

Wow amazing robot this is so cool!!!

@v.4789 5 ай бұрын

omggggggg thay nailed it!!!!!!

@TheMightyKinkle 7 ай бұрын

BD-1!!!! He is so cute and funny

@deadisthenewblackband 5 ай бұрын

very cool!

@trongnguyenphanminh5615 Ай бұрын

Can you share step to do it. What knowledge for this and you book can help me do it, thank you.

@BonnieCribbs 7 ай бұрын

this is so cool!!

@AdamParish 6 ай бұрын

Great work WDI R&D

@gregdabrat 7 ай бұрын

This is pretty cool

@MrToastyTank 28 күн бұрын

So freaking cool

@stucooper4132 6 ай бұрын

Damn that is so good, well done Disney engineers

@Optimistas777 4 ай бұрын

you can buy one like this it's called Anki Cozmo 2 and Anki Vector. They're also highly emotionally expressive and emotionally interactive

@legosam2067 6 ай бұрын

I want this!

@Sflhunter 7 ай бұрын

The fact that it’s a BD unit is magical

@stevenchilders272 6 ай бұрын

Wow what a time to be alive

@camerongneiding3840 6 ай бұрын

These are clearly inspired by Boston Dynamics spot, its so awesome to see WED move on to new frontiers!. SICK!!!!

@pbenavides09 6 ай бұрын

Magic!

@Sticker-Happy 7 ай бұрын

"This is not the droid you're looking for."

@ludopencil 7 ай бұрын

This is crazy!

@Rosamariana-iw6tk 6 ай бұрын

Aww, the first cutest robot

@procheathepitai 7 ай бұрын

Omg I WANT ONE!!

@mr_don_key 7 ай бұрын

a lot of works needs to be done, to even come close to the fluidity of motion boston dynamics offers. As for walking in nature, the legs should have knees, and maybe even longer legs, so it's less likely to stumble on trunks and branches.