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 ...

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 ...

The magic that powers Disney parks around the world is getting an AI upgrade. The entertainment giant's parks division has released the first look at a new, AI-powered Olaf animatronic in a series of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Walt Disney Imagineering—the research and development arm of the Disney parks—will debut a new robot in its Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong parks. Frozen fans will certainly be excited to see Olaf the ...

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 ...

Three engineers at Disney Research Pittsburgh have published a paper sexily titled “Untethered One-Legged Hopping in 3D Using Linear Elastic Actuator in Parallel (LEAP),” along with a demonstration of ...

On stage during a keynote speech this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke to an adorable robot named Blue, which responded in classic "bee-boop" robot language. It was a modern meet cute. Jensen ...