Disney's Robot Secrets

[@JBX302]

Brickey’s designer’s eye helps all of us see the magic more clearly. Love this.

[@Dustarhymes]

The grape stomp clip was chef's kiss to this episode!

[@HeyBrickey]

Hell Yeah! Glad you liked that

[@markolwick2223]

They remind me of Huey, Dewey & Louie from the movie Silent Running. I have a 20+ year career in simulation, and loved the depth and technical details of this video. Thank you for making it!

[@LilMzMandy]

So Brickey, this is not the first of your videos that I have seen you use video from Imagineering and make it understandable to the everyday person. In as much, you do an amazing job of it. When I first watched the video you used I had no problem understanding it, but when I showed it to some friends they really couldn't understand half of it and I had a hard time trying to explain it. I'm going to show them this video later and see just how much it helps them. I will report back to let you know. You are amazing Sir, Thank You.

[@HeyBrickey]

Let me know if it worked. It's a real balancing act I'm trying hard to perfect. Would appreciate your feedback!

[@LilMzMandy]

So Brickey, not only do I tip my hat to you for upgrading my knowledge of Disney Parks, but also bow to you as you are a better teacher than Disney or I. My friends now have a much better understanding of how tomorrow's AI driven robots will most likely work. After rewatching this video with them they noticed something I thought I was seeing, so we searched for guest videos of the little guys. In almost all of them there's what we figure has to be a plain clothed cast member/puppeteer for each bot on stage with a touchscreen controller in the background. This just seems odd for something that is supposed to be autonomous. Is this something you knew about, or an observation just coming to light. I have to ask because everything stated about the little guys is that they are completely AI. As always a huge thanks for being the projector of Disney knowledge.

[@fsj197811]

I was at Disneyland a couple weeks ago. I saw R2 but didn't see these little guys. I have to agree they're CUTE! And would certainly have made me smile while looking around trying to find out where the controller is. What I'm waiting for is the day there won't be a controller, just a person keeping track/guard of the little guys since I'm sure there are people who would happily either steal or destroy them. Good video and thanks for sharing! Oh, for that matter... When they get to be autonomous I want one! 🙂

[@falcon_three_fifty]

Cool! Disney made some Robot Chickens.

[@johnarcher2649]

Videos like these enrich our visits to the park. Learning how things work, how they are designed and all the tiny background details add so much depth to our Disney experience. So good, Brickey!

[@Oddernod]

Love these deep dives - the emergence of these three little bots is the first time in ages that Galaxy's Edge has come to life and started approaching the potential of the initial designs - can't wait to see where these tests lead to. There are so many nooks and crannies that various droids and creatures could be placed to populate Batuu (and other lands!). Keep these coming Brickey!

[@Michaeland]

Glad Disney is still inventing ‘The Illusion of Life’…now in multiple dimensions of interaction. Thanks once more for sharing with us Brickey.

[@markapuan]

Those little droids are always a hit a draw a great crowd when they come out to entertain the citizens and visitors of Batuu. Some of the best is their interactions with the stormtroopers.

[@fallacyfinders7122]

I love your videos ❤❤❤

[@nzjonty]

This is fascinating and the potential here is undeniable

[@ChrisEvans1001]

Really enjoying your content. So glad I found this channel. I'd love to see some bits on the makings of odd stuff. Things like the weird plastic looking wood (that I think is real) they use everywhere. There's tons of weird and wonderful stuff like that you could look at that I think would be fascinating.

[@KaiyaKramer]

I love this about the little droid dudes! I’m a tech and Star Wars fan so this is so up my alley! Also got my WALT sweater and it is now a daily driver super high quality and very very nice design. Thanks Brickey appreciate this !

[@HeyBrickey]

Thanks for supporting the content!

[@aaronoxen]

Not a stupid video. Keep making them and expanding my knowledge and brain.

[@jasoncarbone5553]

Loving this series Brickey. Your fire is burning bright this year and the videos are crushing

[@HeyBrickey]

Thanks Jason!

[@willtheham1]

Did you know it isn't a remote controller at all, its a re-branded Steam Deck im pretty sure. Pretty cool to see its not all made in-house.

[@J_Pike]

Next level Johnny 5. Thanks for translating these Imagineering videos to something I can absorb. I look forward the next video in this series.

[@gerardfricot3009]

Very cool. Great video

[@robertharker]

Very good video. Well explained. Thanks!

[@People_of_the_Mouse]

Forget the performers. The MASSIVE opportunity for Disney is to employ proven, commercially available robots to support CMs NOW! Cleaning floors, Delivering food to tables & hotel rooms and delivering packages/inventory across the parks and the resorts.

[@robertdarby7197]

I see small scale droid merch coming for bigger kids and adults. This technology should be incorporated at the future Tomorrow Land! Lets hope at D23!!!

[@MarthaJOHNSON-iu4wk]

Great video

[@lcruz2783]

This is exactly what sets your channel apart from the rest. Showing how the behind the scenes stuff works with all the little things we would miss. GATE Generation who knew. I know now!! Thnka brother

[@HeyBrickey]

I appreciate that!

[@KensanOni]

Jim Henson would have loved these. I had the answers I was looking for from this video. Thank you!

[@TheDesignRescueShow]

Absolutely amazing tech. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the bots we know and love running around with these. I think that would make the experience more organic.

[@HeyBrickey]

You and me both!

[@larrybremer4930]

Totally reminds me of BD-1 in Jedi Fallen Order.

[@williampalmer8052]

This looks a lot like a real-world implementation of something used in 3D animation called motion matching. The object has a controller with access to a large catalog of animation clips, and it can blend together pieces of any of these clips depending on how the object is being directed to move. In games or other 3D applications, it can create much more realistic and context-appropriate movement in characters and other objects, very much like we see with these droids.

[@HeyBrickey]

Great insight!

[@kathilamb1773]

Love your content. Do you think the Walt animatronic announced at D23 will have any of the walking features?

[@edstrong597]

Leave it to Brickey, he can make learning fun ! Keep up the good work!

[@HeyBrickey]

Thanks Ed!

[@TheRickRatedShow]

I had visions of Westworld as you described autonomous animatronics on dark rides ... but still, how cool would that be?

[@PoweredLaces]

In the words of my mother when entering Oga’s: “where are all the aliens?”

[@sky0kast0]

Fair I would love a little life around Galaxy's edge but I doubt they care because there's no point of the area is that full

[@larkendelvie]

It would be kewl if Disney would take a Star Wars show with the droids on the road -- not a Broadway show but something smaller/experience based. Personally I don't need a ride. Actually if they just visited several of the conventions around the country they'd generate a lot of ticket sales.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

There is one big difference in robotics that I find interesting, and curious if/when it will change. When a Human is walking we are perceiving the environment we are walking in and subconsciously adjusting out walk. We do this proactively 90% of the time. What I mean by that is you are walking up to say a set of stairs, you know that you have to treat those stairs differently before you actually get to them. Or a better example you are walking onto a skating rink or a frozen pond. You know the ice is slippery before you step on it, so you are already preparing yourself to treat it accordingly. In this video you see the clips of the robot walking over the loose boards. A person, again sees this and prepares to adjust accordingly. Most of the time robots however are reactive instead of proactive. They don't perceive that they are about to walk onto a slippery surface, or a surface with loose material. They just walk and then as their limbs start flailing they simply (not that it is simple at all) react to what is happening based on what they've learned to keep their feet. We do this as well of course when we are surprised. Oh didn't see that ice there. But the key difference is the vast majority of the time we know what we are walking into and prepare for it, while the opposite is true for robots. The vast majority of the time they have no idea and simply react to what is happening. This is a fundamental difference, not just in walking but in many scenarios that separates how we behave versus how they behave, which is why I find artificial sensing so interesting. Whether is be a robot or a car, more of its logic is based on reaction because it doesn't really perceive and analyze the world and project forward in time the way we do. For now.

[@HeyBrickey]

It’s truly fascinating because everything you explained beautifully is naked to the human eye. Which makes this reverse problem solving seem as if it’s actually happening the way we process the world. I drive a fully autonomous car and being a good driver is all about predicting the other guy not reacting to the other guy. The car has some prediction capabilities but it still requires a human that can clearly make a judgement call that this box coming up in the road is going to be a problem. I should take back over. When these cars crash it’s normally because the human didn’t step in to intervene. Great comment I too am fascinated by this and it was hard to keep this video 15 minutes hahaha

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@HeyBrickey Same. I drive a Tesla and use FSD regularly but I'm always ready to step in when I need to. Tesla is actually starting to implement things like recognizing brake lights means maybe I should prepare to slow down, or hazards meaning I should go around. It is fascinating.

[@HeyBrickey]

@@JohnVanderbeck don’t you find when you read about horrible accidents in Teslas you can normally spot the human error. Like hey there’s tons of siren up ahead, maybe a robot can’t figurine this one out. Awesome discussion, folks like you are why I enjoy taking a ratings hit on videos like these

[@TomWard-s7t]

Way more smart than you think. Way smarter than you think.

[@ShaneSchrute]

They are really cool characters! So are they in either of the Star Wars themed lands?

[@shashona3084]

Those little guys are pretty cute

[@IncogGrogu]

This is so cool. But frankly, a meet and greet with a robot Mickey or worse, robot Cinderella would freak me the H out. Some jobs I prefer remain human. 😂

[@kenhogg858]

They should have tv cameras so they can see

[@derradune6722]

At the speed AI is evolving, these little bots will seem really primitive 5 years from now. Who knows, maybe in a decade we’ll have little sentient robots walking around Galaxy’s Edge.

[@felicitytoad]

😊😊😊

[@troystaiger6154]

Good morning Brickey! Robots are replacing humans everywhere else!

[@People_of_the_Mouse]

Wait staff in a typical restaurant spend 60% of their time walking and carrying stuff, not improving the Guest experience nor the restaurant's bottom line. They are reliable and simple to use. America is decades behind in the productivity they provide.

[@JesseAdventure]

It would be cool to use this technology for even pirates of the Caribbean or the Haunted Mansion! They can do something simple like a chicken in the Pirates of Caribbean walking around or a robot ghost from America sings in The Haunted Mansion

[@HeyBrickey]

Exactly how I envision the initial rollouts of this tech in shows

[@Wednesday.addams...]

Have you seen, tomorrowland 2024 belgium?? I wish Disneyland anaheim would get it, get some notes.

[@J_Pike]

That looks incredible.

[@themaxcollective]

how long until we have AT-STs walking around I wonder

[@AmauryJacquot]

hopefully those robots don't have blasters 🤣

[@darrenolson41]

This is how we should help paraplegics walk again.

[@Atyomommahouse-p2m]

This is your wheelhouse. Don’t leave it.

[@HeyBrickey]

Thanks. If I can't get enough people to watch, I won't.

[@Atyomommahouse-p2m]

@@HeyBrickey understandable. I respect this because it’s not just Disney bashing like most of the other channels. I want the tech behind things. Appreciate what you do!!

[@DBGrimson]

Yeah, they make Boston dynamics look like a bunch of amateurs building robots. These little guys at Disney have more motion and better balance than any robot that has been built in 20 years. Disney has surpassed every robotics company out there.

[@portcybertryx222]

Umm I would seriously question this statement. It’s one thing to make small robots with low CoG working in defined terrain and a very preplanned way with limited movement ranges and a completely different task making robots with perception to make decisions and having them change their CoG, COm drastically and undergo a crazy range of dynamic movement like Atlas and Spot. But I agree that what Disney Imagineering has achieved with control and smoothness of movement in such a small package is nothing short of remarkable.

[@pwhite2579]

Now make them autonomous.

[@GR8FLMD3AD]

No unions= executives begin to drool

[@MELFREES55]

Will These Little Bot's Get A Girlfriend Named..Anne" ? (Anne/Droid) .. Ba..Rum..Bum..Tssss ! 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖

[@HeyBrickey]

hahaha!!!

[@carolsehmel3503]

They look like chickens! 😅

[@juanitajones6900]

I suppose a robot could replace human performers. Frankly, I find the idea repulsive.

[@slayanddecay6009]

That's called a "human audio animatronic". Disney has been using them since 1964

[@Nfarer]

This is not amusing nor entertaining nor cute. This will be the downfall of human civilization.

[@derradune6722]

You have a problem with that?

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

Data, not 'datta'