disney research
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Disney’s New Rolling Robot Climbs Walls Like A Gecko
Not even walls can stop Disney’s and ETH Zurich’s new four-wheeled robot called VertiGo that can quickly transition from rolling on the ground to climbing obstacles like a gecko — and without those sticky feet.
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Regular Old Sewing Thread Can Be Woven Into Strong Artificial Muscles
Given Disney’s amusement parks are packed full of audio-animatronic characters, it only makes sense that the company’s research division would be hard at work finding ways to make them even more lifelike. Researchers may have found a cheap solution to making artificial muscles, using conductive sewing thread you can find in any fabric store.
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Disney Made A 3D Printer That Creates Soft Objects Using Fabric
Your typical 3D printer works by layering melted plastic to eventually build up a solid 3D object, but what happens when you swap plastic for fabrics? Suddenly you’ve got a machine that can create objects that are soft, deformable and cuddly.
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Disney’s Super-Realistic CG Eyeballs Are An Uncanny Valley Airlift
What most often gives away a CG character as fake is their dead, lifeless eyes. It’s a common contributing factor to the uncanny valley effect, but now researchers at Disney have developed a system to perfectly capture a performer’s eyes that promises to make CG characters finally appear more lifelike and convincing.