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How Disney built a robotic Olaf for its new Paris Frozen land

Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development has built a free-walking robotic Olaf that will greet visitors when World of Frozen opens on March 29, 2026, inside Disneyland Paris’s second park, ...
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‘We only build technology in the interest of storytelling’ – Disney’s associate lab director of Robotics on the Star Wars BDX Droids and what lies ahead

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 ...
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Disney is getting into the next-gen robot game and it's kind of cute

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 ...
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Nvidia and Google DeepMind will help power Disney’s cute robots

Nvidia is collaborating with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop Newton, a physics engine to simulate robotic movements in real-world settings, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at GTC 2025 ...