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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Disney has unveiled a new animatronic in the form of Olaf, the carrot-nosed snowman from the Frozen series of films. The robotic character will roam the streets of the upcoming World of Frozen (coming ...

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 ...

The new Mini Robots lineup from Robosen marks the debut of the world’s first smart toy platform, offering high-precision robotics and lifelike movements and voices. Robosen Robotics, a leader in ...

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’s robot of its character “Olaf” is incredibly impressive. It’s also kind of terrifying. This weekend, engineers at Disney Research Hub published a paper describing how they brought the beloved ...

Michael McMaster has loved robots since he was a little boy. After seeing "Star Wars" in 1977, he fell in love with the droid R2-D2. Fast forward to today and Michael is now the official droid builder ...