When researchers created a robot that replicates the gait of a cartoon character for the first time, it was no big surprise that Disney was involved. Engineers at Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and ...

It’s not surprising that people fear the idea of military robots that end up carrying and using weapons, but they even distrust the concept of medical robots. Instead of focusing on functions and ...

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In an attempt to make its theme parks even more magical, Disney’s Research division is working to develop bi-pedal robots and animatronic characters that walk and move like the lively cartoon ...

Some animated characters, it turns out, walk so goofily they defy the laws of physics. That poses a big challenge for Disney (DIS) researchers who are building character robots that could mimic the ...

Nickelodeon’s brand-new CG-animated buddy comedy, Robot & Monster, premieres on Saturday, August 4 at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) and follows the friendship and adventures of the most unlikely best-friend duo, ...

Hasbro Studios‘ upcoming animated series “Transformers: Robots in Disguise” has a new home: Cartoon Network. The series had originally been set to debut on Discovery Family, formerly The Hub, in ...