Disney Research
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Disney's new robot uses a hydrostatic transmission that combines hydraulic and air lines, providing more degrees of freedom as well as greater precision and delicacy of touch.
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In the past we’ve seen paper - one of the most ubiquitous materials around - used to create origami batteries and even diagnostic tools. Now, researchers have used it as the basis of what they call PaperID, a project that uses simple RFID tags to add smart functionality.
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Although they aren't as common as flying drones, we are seeing an increasing number of wall-climbing robots. What isn't so common, however, are devices like the VertiGo, which both drives on the ground and climbs up walls.
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Soon, movie directors may likewise be able to alter an actor's facial expressions after their performance has been shot. They could do so using FaceDirector, a program created through a collaboration between Disney Research Zurich and the University of Surrey.
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Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University researchers have built a smartwatch prototype that can detect items the user is holding in real-time, by tuning into the distinct electromagnetic noise signatures they emit.
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An intriguing photo projection system uses only black images and a prism to project full-color imagery. A Dartmouth College and Disney Research Zürich study could result in future systems that dynamically trade off color fidelity, efficiency, and resolution to create full-color projections.
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ScienceA team from Disney Research Pittsburgh and the University of East Anglia has developed a system that could make the dubbing of foreign-language films easier, by automatically suggesting more English phrases that match the actors' lip movements.
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We're used to 3D-printed objects being hard and unyielding, or perhaps a little rubbery. Thanks to work being done by scientists at Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University, however, we may soon be seeing things like soft and squishy 3D-printed teddy bears.
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have have created a series of accessories, known as Acoustruments, which take inspiration from wind instruments to make smartphone interaction more physical.
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Two new studies from Disney Research show the power of deep data analysis in sports. One resulted in a model that accurately predicts whether a basketball player will pass or shoot in a given situation, while the other identifies player roles in soccer from the context of each moment.
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Editing the footage captured by multiple cameras into a cohesive whole can be a time-consuming chore. Now a team at Disney Research has developed an algorithm that automatically edits hours of raw footage into something less tedious to sit through.
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In a blow for asymmetry, Disney Research Zurich and ETH Zurich have developed a computer algorithm that can take any shape, no matter how cock-eyed, and make it spin like a top.
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