Disney’s BD-X robot droids can not only walk using their own two legs, but also navigate the omnidirectional HoloTile floor with ease. What you may not know is that the robots are mostly 3D printed, and use modular hardware.
When the hardware is combined with actuators, you get a four-degree-of-freedom head (can look up, down, around, and tilt), as well as five-degree-of-freedom legs, complete with hip joints that allow it to walk while balancing dynamically. As for HoloTile, this omnidirectional VR treadmill needs to be released to the public sooner than later.
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Most roboticists are focused on getting their bipedal robots to reliably walk. At Disney, that might not be enough—our robots may have to strut, prance, sneak, trot, or meander to convey the emotion that we need them to,” said Morgan Pope, Disney Research Scientist.
