NEW YORK -- Could costumed robots one day roam the streets of Walt Disney World? A new patent application from Disney suggests it's something the company has considered. The document says Disney is ...
A new research effort by Disney experts and university engineers shows how robots can now manage controlled landings when they fall. The project answers a key question in robotics about what happens ...
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 ...
Disney's bringing a self-walking Olaf to two parks in early 2026 It looks even cooler than the Star Wars BDX Droids Olaf was built by Disney Imagineering Disney Imagineering has already created a ...
Olaf's lively Disneyland presence is powered by advanced AI. Credit: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / Contributor / AFP via Getty Images The magic that powers Disney parks around the world is getting an AI ...
The bolted-to-the-floor animatronics weren’t uncanny enough, so Disney created a free-roaming robot that moves “with creative intent.” Sounds an awful lot like “a mind of its own.” Disney Imagineering ...
Disney World is the happiest place on Earth — but one member of the Disney family isn’t smiling about a new park innovation. Joanna Miller, granddaughter of the late Walt Disney, blasted Walt Disney ...
Disney Imagineers have created a new, life-like Olaf robot that will debut in Disney parks next year. The robot is part of a larger effort to bridge the gap between on-screen characters and real-world ...