Last month, we told you about a patent application from Disney for robots with specialized walking styles. [See Check out Disney's wild new idea for a thrill ride system.] Well, today a few of those robots made a public appearance inside the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge land at Disneyland.
Cast members showed off three of the robots to guests in the land. As one might expect from Disney, these droids were pretty much adorable. Here is a video:
New visitors were spotted in Batuu! ?? Disney Imagineers hosted a 1-day playtest at @Disneyland with these droids in training, and we can’t wait to see where this exploration might go! ??#StarWarsGalaxysEdge #StarWars pic.twitter.com/BTVBfk0qAy
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) October 13, 2023
Walt Disney Imagineering also has posted a video detailing the robots' abilities, both in the design studio and out in nature.
Disney Research said that this new robotic character prototype "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."
With 3D printing to create parts for the system, Disney said that it can develop and deploy these robotic characters in months rather than the years that previous WDI robots required.
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Can't let the GenX reference there pass without comment. Nicely done.
It's all fun and games until everyone is running around Galaxy's Edge demanding stims
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Those things walking around instantly makes Galaxy's Edge 30% cooler. All they have to do is populate the land with darn-near anything, any kinds of robots or characters, and the place instantly transforms from an abandoned film set into a real place. Like Spandau Ballet, Disney knows this much is true, but they're so friggen stingy these days they just refuse to make it happen.