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Disney continues to integrate advanced technologies like CGI, virtual production, and AI to enhance storytelling and audience experiences.

The Kids Who Grew Up with Baymax Are Now Building Him

September 9, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Baymax inflatable over rigid humanoid robot

Many of today’s robotics leaders grew up inspired by The Terminator, but the next generation grew up with a very different and softer vision of the future: Baymax.

South Korea’s New AI Robot Might Be Unitree’s Worst Nightmare

June 20, 2026 by Mike Kalil
AI Sapiens K0 humanoid robot vs. Unitree G1

South Korea’s newest AI robot is emerging as one of the country’s most credible threats to China’s viral Unitree G1 humanoid.

ROBOTIS Teaches AI Sapiens Humanoid K-Pop Dance with Smartphone Video

June 11, 2026 by Mike Kalil
ROBOTIS AI Sapien humanoid robot performs CORTIS' REDRED dance challenge

South Korea’s ROBOTIS says it taught its open-source humanoid robot to dance like a K-Pop star using just smartphone footage.

Cartwheel Robotics Unveils Cartoon-like Yogi Humanoid Robot

January 17, 2026October 4, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Cartwheel Robotics' Yogi humanoid robot

Cartwheel Robotics is going viral with its AI-powered humanoid robot, Yogi, engineering specifically to be your friend.

Robot Friends Emerge as AI Companion Market Surges

January 17, 2026May 14, 2025 by Mike Kalil
AI Robot Friends

As the AI companion market explodes, the technology is quickly jumping from the digital to the physical world through robotics.

The 100% Weird Rise of Hanson Robotics in the Uncanny Valley

November 2, 2025May 6, 2025 by Mike Kalil
The Story of Hanson Robotics

Hanson Robotics has spent over two decades chasing a bold idea: Lifelike machines that can think, feel, and connect.

Nvidia Pushes GR00T N1 Model to Help Robots Reason

November 2, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Atlas by Boston Dynamics in a simulated environment in Nvidia's Omniverse platform

Saying the “age of generalist robotics is here,” Nvidia just unveiled new tech it says will accelerate the deployment of robots across industries and at home.

AI Robots: Atlas Returns, WRC 2024, DisneyResearchHub’s Latest, Bionic E-Skin, Legless Florida Robot

May 4, 2026August 24, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Alex by Boardwalk Robotics

Atlas, Boston Dynamics’s iconic humanoid robot, is back in action. Atlas Warms Up This is fresh footage of the new …

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Agility Robots’ Digit Starts at SPANX, First Humanoid Robot-as-a-Service Contract, Gemini AI Robot Control, Disney Innovations and More

May 3, 2026July 22, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Fourier GR-1 Humanoid Robot

From humanoid robots taking over as bank and logistics workers to Disney’s latest innovations, the following are just some of the latest developments.

History of Autonomous Technology in Cinema

May 3, 2026May 20, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Olivia Wilde in Tron Legacy (2010)

Let’s dive right into the evolution of autonomous technology in film, from futuristic self-driving vehicles to advanced intelligent controlled systems.

The Future of Manufacturing, According to Movies

May 3, 2026May 4, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Industrial Automation in Metropolis (1927)

So as we peer beyond the Fourth Industrial Revolution, perhaps the biggest clues are within the entertainment we enjoy today. 

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