Droids in Training: Imagineers Conduct Playtest at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
2023 ж. 16 Қар.
501 329 Рет қаралды
Utilizing new technologies developed by Disney Research and Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Imagineering’s latest free-roaming robotic characters are capable of great balance and highly expressive motions. They can support myriad character activations, like a Star Wars-inspired droid. Recently, as part of a one-day playtest in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park, Imagineers teamed-up with animators to design droids in training with impossibly cute personalities. We can’t wait to see where this exploration, developed by the galaxy’s brightest minds, might go!
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Disney figured out that the best way to simulate droids is to literally build droids.
it wouldn't have been for a long time, technology has only recently reached that point
in few years we'll have the droids patrolling the public space. Disneyland is just a testground so it is still a simulation.
Yet they can’t make good lightsabers
completely different fields of engineering and science. Plus droids were already much more possible than lightsabers anyway. Lightsabers require a lot of bullshit that is basically not possible, droids are just robots, robotics progress was already going at a good pace back when starwars was made. @@DazDroAnimations
Simulate? I think you mean assimilate. That's what the research lab director guy kept saying.
They remind me of little penguins waddling around. I hope we get more amazing tech like this, because it's amazing.
I feel they're more like chicks
@@borissinaga yeah, penguin chicks.
Yes, that adorable tendency they have to follow each other in a little line - as if the first one knows where he's going !! 😂❤
An apocalypse occurs, and somehow, these are the only things to survive. 500,000 years later, Star Wars happens again.
Wall-e, irl
Scavenger aliens would view the movies as historical events.😂
And then 4 million years later, the founding of the New Old Republic.
Well, good idea, if only they had opposable thumbs or even fingers to invent and build something 😢
AT-ST and AT-DT Walkers in Star Wars would say at the droid museum, "Here are our ancestors."
I love how all of the motions it makes are seamless with each other, it really sells the character and emotion.
They don't look like they are fed well, they need 0-35 synthetic oil.
The look and behave like little ducklings!!! Cute!
They're basically Huey, Dewey, and Louie
These little guys would be immensely valuable in the children's ward of any hospital.
Now thats a start of our civilization to cyberpunk
They found a way to make these tiny droids seems human like but also non threatening. I really like they way the heads wobble when they walk.
Yes, very anthropomorphic, or 'animal-morphic'. Mind you, since they are tiny, as you say, I think they were always going to be non-threatening. If they were 6 feet tall, then that would be a different matter .... 😨🤖
I love the tech. It sounds like they're using a neural network to take in an animator's example movement combined with adaptive walking algorithm to yield a personality robot that can also walk. I would expect to see some very striking large robots in the future too. This same system would work with that and the engineer mentions it in the video.
The white paper was published a few months ago. "Transformer-based Neural Augmentation of Robot Simulation Representations." Supplemental video is available on the Disney Research Hub KZhead Channel.
As well as, Differentiable Optimal Control for Retargeting Motions onto Legged Robots.
"autobots roll out"
Now we know it's with NVIDIA Ai training model
The little head shakes is the most precious thing
They are so cute! Really capture the charm of BD-1. Maybe in a few years they can get this technology to a point where we can build our own BD units at the Droid Depot. I would book a flight and get a day pass to Disney World just for that.
They do have that walking of the penguins at a zoo feel.👍🏆👍
having the 2 antena that can rotate up and down like dog ears is a great touch. Dog ears are great for expressing emotions and feelings. they are like cute robot puppies.
This is awesome. I think it'd be cool to even have the droids with mis-matching colored parts/missing panels and simulated wear and tear. Would be great for immersion.
It's great seeing talented people blur the lines between movie magic and science.
What a refreshing breath of fresh air, especially amongst the ongoing panderverse reboot failures!
Very cool. Thanks for sharing some of the details behind these!
this is the future, this is beautiful design and engineering
Such amazing work from all!
they made robot ducks, and im here for it.
I saw these on a Disney KZheadr’s channel a couple weeks ago… I instantly fell in love, I can’t wait to someday meet them in person!!
I’m smiling like an idiot this is so CUTE what the heck.
Make recharging docks so they can automatically charge themselves and just walk around forever.
Outstanding engineering. Well done.
I think its incredible!!! You guys have made legitimate operational drones from what was once only imaginable or a dream!!! Shows the true potential of our minds with sci-fi!!! If you can dream it up then you might just be able to actually make it work!!!
They are so adorable.
Brilliant!
Just stunning...
Aw, so great! They're earning their gEARS. :-D
love the unitree motors in the feet
Excellent job everyone!
Animators can bring so much to droids and androids.
Amazing! Another reason to revisit Galaxy's edge! And one day... I hope to see moving Darth GONK droid
That's amazing
This robots are both awesome and cute! Include it in Starwars!
This is amazing! I never thought i would see something like this in my lifetime. Technology has really exploded. Im glad i get to live life during this time of history.
Good on you Disney. I bet these droids can get some kind of work done too in the near future.
Weapon!
More of this in the parks, please.
is is so insane ! I am impressed ! wow
This is when Disney is doing their craft correctly. A success without politics or agendas. This is the Disney I want it to be.
Wait until someone protests and Disney is *forced* into painting the droids in rainbow & lgbtq+ colours.
@@jimmyzhao2673ahaha I can see a pride flags droid in the future dedicated for the month
@@jimmyzhao2673 If the creators decided to put rainbows on them, you'll btch and whine like always😂
This is what we want…let imagineers be free to pursue the ideas they want. Fund them instead of uninspired rides that just put screens on everything and call it an experience. There is a severe need for tangible experiences.
I totally agree - 'tangible experiences' is a great way to describe it. The best experiences are always tangible to some degree. But it's also, I think, very consistent with George Lucas' original vision for star wars. Computer technology was in its infancy in 1977, there was no such thing as a 'render farm'. So much of the original trilogy was done with real life models, and full scale replicas. Like the MF. It looked so real, because it was.
The difficulty is in finding a cost effective way to provide these 'tangible experiences'. These robots are state of the art, so initially, they will be very expensive. Also, I wonder how long they can go for without needing a recharge? Half an hour perhaps? Their method of locomotion is very engaging, but quite energy intensive. Have you seen how expensive the mini sized NAO robot is? About €4000 I think. The thing about 'uninspired rides with screens' is that they are a very cheap way of making 'attractions'. If profit is the overriding goal, it doesn't leave a lot left for creative and involving experiences. But I still agree with what you say.
These are great, but can you do some astromechs too? Just the tri-foot mode with fun animations and whistle language reactivity?
Love them, the small size makes them not intimidating at all.
WAHHHHHHHH I LOVE THEM
This is just amazing 😃👍
I wondered who had been producing the scripts the past few years. Good progress. Keep at, you'll get there eventually.
They're so ❤️cute❤️
I can see how animators may soon have a new career bringing robots to life.
Effing brilliant
EEEEEEE!!!! My techy heart is palpating I'm so excited!!!! Really wish there was a way to learn the repair aspect and really learn how these cuties work ^^ And help keepmthem going to make dreams come true in guest experience ^^
These are fantastic! Get them in the parks on a regular basis!
I'm aware of news articles like these: Cute droids malfunctioned, became vicious, and killed several children in the park.
@@weekdaycycling 😂 yes, even if it was a complete lie. Real story: 'robot stepped on child's foot by accident, then fell over'.
Awesome.
Walt would be impressed! 👍
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords!
I hope we get to buy a droid like that in the near future
Outstanding! Good job! Round of applause! Lol 🤖
These are adorable 🥰 please bring them to Florida!
Awesome. Please develop these droids to be autonomous, they will be our next best friends.
At only 99.999 dollars
@@borgurman Doesn't matter, it'll get better and cheaper in time.
@@borgurman100 dollars is really cheap for what you get
Not friend! They will then be developed into an artificially intelligent (AI) machine for use in modern warfare.
more like this and ill keep going to the parks!
I want one, but then I feel bad that it's alone and so I probably want to get two
at that point you might as well get the whole set and get the third!
They're adorable
just sweet
back in the seventies I was in a high school marching band that was invited to perform at Disney World in Florida. We were a "drum and bugle corp" style band usually performing on a football field. So going down "main street" "parade style" was pretty boring.... But where they staged us "band members", behind the scenes just off Main street, was basically a work shop for building all of the "animated devices" that existed back in those days... All sorts of custom things were being built. I thought at that time those Disney employee's had the coolest jobs in the world! You could get paid for making things?!?!? Man! I'm glad to see today that it appears that Disney still has created these awesome gigs for today's maker's!
What the heck these things are so darn cute 😭
Fantastic. Incredible fantasy made real. I wonder how resilient they are, the Nvidia keynote only had Orange and Green on show and Green held back quite a lot - no blue at all. But, Orange was stupendous.
This is so cool! ❤ Makes me want to go to Disney World. I might also take the kids 😂
This robot, for me, has the most advanced walking system I have ever seen, only on side with boston dynamics, but those seems very robotic and programed, not really artificial inteligence, looking forward to see a humanoid robot with a pair of legs like those!
Robot chickens
RW:they look like walking WALL-E’s 😍
Jerks are going to kick those things over.
Excellent job by Imagineers next AI on each little robots.
Impressive.
Awesome!
Now make them bigger and faster and more like chocobo so that I can ride them. They will sell out super quickly.
Wow!
Kind of reminds me of the movie long ago "Short Circuit - Number 5 is Alive"
Amazing, i want one
Ok this is pretty fkn cool
Aww, the new Terminator models look so cute---oh wait wrong franchise. I mean, order 66 was carried out by druids that were so cute.
Oh PLEASE have B1 and B2 Battle Droids walking around!!!
I can't wait to see them at G.E. ❤
Average Consumer: "Soooo when can I buy one?" Disney: "The Disney Vault Record ™says, to ask again another time."
So cute. I want one :D
Disney did something correct? Well its about time
Seeing as how they’re one of the biggest companies in entertainment, I’d say they’ve been doing stuff right for a long time.
I would so love to see a Gonk droid being used as a charging station
One large step closer to the dream of owning a droid.
Not since Wall-E have I wanted to cuddle a little robot! Sooooo cute!!!
Beautiful😃😃
I want ten of them!
They have way more character than all the Disney Star Wars movies have combined.
RIGHT!
so true... "Disney Star Wars' are the keywords here. Nothing beats 'Lucas Star Wars'.
@@sky173 I agree. I loved hearing Anakin complain about sand.
Rogue one has left the chat
If Amazon can build this as a home companion i would buy one.
i love itt its giving those chicken that wearing sneakers lol
Ah the fungineers at work... make them sing "We're sailors on the moon !". But seriously, the guys did a good job with these lil bots, their movement looks very natural and quirky.
It would be real nice to have a whole guide on how to build these and how they work.
The first star wars thing I have liked since Rouge one.
Very cool! Woud love to see BD-1 in Galaxy’s Edge in the future
The future is here :D Congratulations to all! I love it.
we're so close from having real companion droids
They look like park janitors. Lil cuties though.
Disney would make a fortune if they could encorporate a talking AI with these really cool droids,kids would love these,imagine if they could produce these for £1000 at most with talking AI and market them for kids,wow that Christmas would be the best ever for kids.
Totally agreed.
Look up the cost of the mini NAO robot. Just for guidance.
wow what a dream come true for kids
When these things start walking the streets its going to be the best thing ever :D