Imagineers Test BD-1 Style ROAMING DROIDS in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland

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[@AziaXtremeNFinity]

Reminds me of when they bring out penguins to walk around at zoos

[@brianorozco1074]

I agree

[@RetroGirl1967]

or the ducks at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis.

[@hay_Z2021]

Right?? 😆

[@Game-Guy-89]

My word, they look like Huey Dewy and Louie

[@jenellapresleyvisuals]

H00-E D00-E L00-E

[@UmmYeahOk]

Beat me to it.

[@wyw876]

@@jenellapresleyvisuals eventually followed by an older, larger, DN-LD and all of their predecessor accounting droid, SC-R00J

[@jenellapresleyvisuals]

@@wyw876 😂😂😂 totally!

[@ChristiansCartoons]

As long as they don't end up like Huey, Dewey, and Louie from Silent Running.

[@PumpkinKingMatt]

This is a good sign for Galaxy’s Edge. With the Starcruiser closed, we can only hope that all the toys and ideas that were behind that paywall will be out for everyone to enjoy. Galaxy’s Edge can be fully realized!

[@jaysonpida5379]

Well said.

[@air03man]

1st off the starcruiser was too much to check in the space hotel will be missed any chance that galaxy's edge can use the props or sell them ?

[@Daedalus_Dragon]

I still think they can rework the cruiser hotel. Do the 2 day experience version during star wars celebration, maybe a few times a year, but otherwise it could be a normal hotel.

[@V0YAG3R]

no

[@saturncrush]

Everything Star Wars was rushed, from the movie to the park attractions. Imagine if they took there time…..this is so cool.

[@BeefyBryan]

THEYRE SO CUTE WTF Look at their lil WOBBLES. 😍

[@drivendesperado]

"Say hello to your friends!" *points to the lineup of decommissioned droids behind a row of iron barricades*

[@friedfriedchicken]

Oh they're like little ducklings- that's so cute! I'd love to see these guys become permenant residents of the parks hopefully

[@MarkLayton]

Huey, Dewey, and Louie

[@RetroGirl1967]

After watching this my thought is, when and where can I buy the action figures? Also, they remind me of/look like they could be Johnny 5 little brothers or cousins.

[@andrewsinclair7159]

Bipedal walking is really a complicated thing in robotics so this is actually very impressive.

[@Lyko5]

IKR!? I was thinking the same, i can only imagine how long it took for them to get such balance and still do other moves

[@andrewsinclair7159]

@@Lyko5 I wonder if the bodies have gyroscopes or something that help keep them upright.

[@Lyko5]

@@andrewsinclair7159 i bet they have but it does not take away from me how impressive i think it is, they fullfil the fantasy of a droid very well imo

[@TeamDragonLords19]

I want one 🤩

[@genkidama7385]

they use nvidia isaac framework to train the gait on gpus. that was part of gtc if i remember. biped creatures are simulated since 2 decades on cpu using simple neural nets.

[@koopa159]

This is beyond amazing! Look how happy the guests are just to see them strut their stuff!

[@Themeparkfish]

Now THIS is what I’m talking about! I like having the tv characters walking around but just random Aliens and robots really would improve the land so much! Keep this up Disney!!

[@BrettVano]

Agree! It shouldn’t only be the star wars celebrities in galaxy’s edge. The regular droids, creatures, and people make me feel like it’s a town.

[@LaurenceQuint]

Exactly! The land needs ORIGINAL characters to populate it, not just familiar faces from the newest TV show or whatever.

[@jeanhealy3132]

@@LaurenceQuint Well said!

[@LaurenceQuint]

@@jeanhealy3132 :)

[@jeanhealy3132]

@@LaurenceQuint Thanks! 👍

[@BRKS1999]

i like nothing more than calling disney out on stupid decisions however i gotta give them props. these are cool

[@RetroGirl1967]

I think you have the right idea. Call out the stupid decisions and praise the good decisions.

[@N3cr0m4nc3r-5]

I’m right there with you. I can’t support them as a business at this time but can always hope they turn it around.

[@fifthrider]

Definitely a bonus. When you consider how many decades we've seen astromech droids show up at costume and comic conventions, it just seemed natural that an astromech would be the first thing you'd find at a Star Wars themed land. As far as I know we still don't have this obvious and overlooked experience but these are a nice second place.

[@LaurenceQuint]

R2 has been at Galaxy's Edge since opening and Chopper is there now, too. What are you talking about?

[@jeanhealy3132]

@@LaurenceQuint they’re talking about Disney World!

[@brianorozco1074]

@@LaurenceQuintBut have they ever been roaming around Galaxy’s Edge?

[@fifthrider]

​@@LaurenceQuintI've never seen an astromech in person at either Disney's Hollywood Studios nor Disneyland. Maybe they come out on rare occasion for an hour so that influencers can film it and publish? Never seen one.

[@LaurenceQuint]

@@fifthrider Oh, well, that settles it. Because YOU PERSONALLY never saw it, it must never have happened, right? R2 is out there almost every day. But I'm sure you know better.

[@beyond.the.cinema]

The moment I saw the prototype of these guys I knew it was meant to be a BD unit. So stoked to see that they are already in the parks!

[@brianorozco1074]

Same

[@therandomshtshow2245]

If you don't mind me asking, what company made them?

[@ParkMind]

It’s about time we finally get some more roaming droids

[@Kiwi-D]

Cool! Their nicknames should be Huey, Dewey, and Louie 😂

[@anth636]

HU-E, DU-E and LU-E

[@kathleendixon4125]

That is THE cutest thing I’ve seen today! It’s been a rough week. These little droids made my day!

[@ajc4477]

These are cutting edge creations, quite incredible.

[@dav77h]

Was watching this without the audio, looked something like from the future. Turned the audio on, it became a Lino Banfi movie from the 80s

[@clarktooncrossing3975]

Animatronics we can interact with? AWESOME! Does this mean we’ll FINALLY get a WALL•E meet and great like we deserved 15 years ago? 8D Also, I dub these three HU-3, DO-3, and L0-3.

[@DHS60521]

Hu-3 needs a red paint job.

[@jdwilliams8864]

There was a wall e meet and greet tested did not get past d23 expo was a mess of unreliable as in breaking down and becoming a very expensive very heavy paper weight needing a dolly to remove from on stage and there was some liability issues cause the thing weighed 800 pounds and would be not good if a guest got accidentally run over by the treads

[@RetroGirl1967]

I love the names. I'm guessing you went with the number 3 because there are three of them.

[@bncsmom1]

@@RetroGirl1967 uh...no...because it's a backwards E. As in Donald's nephews! Though... they should probably all have the letter U instead of just one of them.

[@peytonmac1131]

It does seem weird they weren't already given names. She just keeps saying, "orange one", "blue one", "green one". Very odd considering they're supposed to be characters.

[@68great]

Those are some very expensive chickens! Also doesn't a pack of cool robots lose some of its magic when there is a pile of people following behind with remote controls?

[@leepky]

I would bet that within a year or two, they'll have the remote control people set up as undercover "guests" with custom-built hidden controllers, like they've done before for other shows with radio controllers disguised as drinks bottles or merch.

[@ModernFollyDa2nd]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I wish the operators were more hidden like with push the trash can years ago

[@twaccital1966]

I still think it’s super cool, they’re so dynamic with their movements even in that form factor and with that level of complexity

[@tyanderson4344]

There are drone operators in the USA doing missions all over the world. Disney isn’t technologically disadvantaged they have push boundaries for years. These droids are not the droids your looking for. Do better Disney…

[@Vandemonium4u]

It’s not a huge leap for AI to take over control of these droids.

[@iowndvc]

I still miss PUSH the trash can at WDW.

[@Wildicon19]

Animatronics sure have come a long way! These Roaming Droids were awesome!

[@kentslocum]

I hope these stick around, but considering the enormous number of cast members needed to operate them and corral guests, their obvious complexity, and Disney's history of testing new technologies and then never following up, I have extremely low expectations. I hope I'm proven wrong, however. Galaxy's Edge desperately needs more walk-around characters.

[@RetroGirl1967]

Maybe some of kind of droid show would work. I'm not sure what it could be, but some kind of synchronized movements.

[@TechnoEsoterica]

From my understanding these are semi autonomous bots that use AI. Right now they have a handling team to monitor and help them learn the layout and what things are but eventually they'll be able to do their own thing, and just have a cast member hang out with them to keep them safe. With no puppeteers involved it'll be pretty staff efficient.

[@kentslocum]

@@TechnoEsoterica Like I said, it would be wonderful if that was true, and I would love to be wrong. But Disney has a long history of showing off amazing projects, but those projects never seeing longevity in the parks. The stuntronic spiderman is the only example I can think of that bucks that trend.

[@TechnoEsoterica]

​@@kentslocum Yeah fingers crossed, huh!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

"enormous number of cast members needed to operate them and corral guests" Enormous? Looked like one operator per droid and one Cast Member asking guests to make room. You can be 100% sure that any canceled technology is canceled for a valid reason. Maybe there were insurmountable technological issues we didn't know about, or the cost to operate was not worth the expenditure, or who knows what.

[@christopherhoard2121]

Builders clubs will be making these in …. 5,4,3,2,1….

[@Sillyzombie666]

would have been nice if the operators were a little more hidden and not so obvious but still really cool

[@rhvfd10]

Well it is a test...

[@jamesE81]

Yeah I thought the same. I know it’s a test but it really takes you out of the “magic” when you see the operators and their remotes

[@Sillyzombie666]

@@rhvfd10 you can still test outa site

[@gamemachinejames9837]

Are you kidding? They're using Steam Decks!

[@brianorozco1074]

I think a possible issue with the operators being more hidden is that parents would start letting their little kids mess with the droids.

[@mikaross4671]

Oh, I really, really hope I see them when I visit Galaxy's edge. They are so adorable!

[@brianorozco1074]

Same

[@u.tdisneygt7gtav877]

cute BD1！

[@jcarret26]

They look amazing. It would be awesome to see them around galaxy edge.

[@robertkelly481]

The chickens of Batuu!

[@user-cj9kb3kb4v]

This is the way

[@Viesta]

didn't realize the steam deck could be used like this... pretty awesome. :)

[@littlebooya4802]

Definitely if the guys that controlled them were disguised as jawas and they had one handler there would make it even more amazing!

[@Frankie2012channel]

How? You need dwarfs or kids to play Jawas. Though it would be cool, it's also totally impractical to try.

[@Daedalus_Dragon]

They are there because this is still in testing, once they have them fully developed you won't need the controllers at all.

[@GMoney-B]

@@Daedalus_Dragon I sure hope so. It totally reveals the magic trick with the 3 guys with controllers and the one guy holding the antennae, lol. These little dudes are incredible. You can tell that the controllers are just simple commands and then they have the animations built into simple actions for the puppeteers. They could even have just had a star wars looking cart with props to disguise the controls. Hopefully they have a camera on a person or something and then the puppeteers can do it more remotely and discretely. It will come I'm sure.

[@Daedalus_Dragon]

@@GMoney-B Yeah; they are building them with ai and voice control so no need to disguise anything, the one person can lead them without any physical control, eventually.

[@GMoney-B]

@@Daedalus_Dragon Neato!

[@DisneycraftYT]

This would be a really cool way to transport information between on stage and off in Galaxy’s Edge! Cast members learn special “beep boop” codes and what they mean, and share information backstage while “performing the show”

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Oh hell no

[@Ghostintheeshell]

Theme parks are the perfect places to test these sort of things.

[@GamieCorporation]

Four years later, and instead of more rides, we get a hotel that closes in a year and ONE of the things initially promised with galaxy’s edge. I’m so sorry, George. I’m so sorry.

[@Melovi]

I cant believe these robots are WALKING AND EXPRESSIVE if this is the future im all for it

[@Ner0sys7]

Well that's adorable

[@Planetvorton]

It’s so cute how they act like a kindergarten class!

[@spotmikestudios1020]

This is by far one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!

[@UmmYeahOk]

Huey Dewey and Louie without their skins.

[@jakemagee6370]

This is fantastic!

[@Robothut]

Amazing job on the design and mechanics.

[@ristopoho824]

So adorable little space turkeys

[@grimgrinningtracy9157]

Absolutely flippin adorable!!

[@brianorozco1074]

These look really cool

[@phillyguy199]

Nice to see that Disney may put some money into Galaxy's Edge vs the 1% star hotel.

[@jamesmarquezdev]

this is awesome!

[@waxabi2336]

Look how excited people are just watching these robots interact and take commands..This is on another level!! Can’t wait for them to bring them over to Walt Disney worlds galaxys edge!! This is amazing stuff to see happen now and for future of Disney parks.

[@DS-pe8tt]

Love this!

[@markimoofan1239]

they are super cute ^^

[@michaelwise9857]

Adorable.

[@rmannayr2129]

GOOD TO SEE THE NEW DROIDS WALKING AROUND!

[@AnonPer]

These look awesome, but they have to be kept under 24 hour surveillance: There is always going to be someone trying to kidnap at least one of them.

[@infographistehistorichaiti5929]

Oh my goodness!!! Real, functional, walking robots!!! It is so difficult to make balancing machines.

[@rmannayr2129]

COOL DROIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DanteTheWhite]

Sooo awesome! I'd love to build one at least resembling these.

[@sabrinaskyes9122]

I love them

[@geoffterry7170]

It's good to know that the term "Yall" transcends time, space, and galaxies! @2:53

[@joncarlos716]

Finally something actually new, opening day 03/19/2019

[@commscan314]

I think making an R2 unit walk, even if on flat surfaces, would be nuts. It would be INCREDIBLY difficult and very hard to design, but it would be incredibly cool to see.

[@arielperez3613]

Galaxies edge needs more of THIS and attractions

[@CallardAndBowser]

Those are pretty cool. I wish they would have the operators not in view though, they should be off site watching with overhead cameras to control the bots.

[@vidfreak727]

I’ll have to check it out!

[@codyeasonBGR]

Every one is starting at the robots but one of those guys or girls is clearly an imaginer the real thing that exciting to see when you come see at Disney..that person is a brilliant person.

[@krisrhood2127]

Adorable!

[@05nautilus]

So cool!

[@Jok3rsFaVor]

whoah... man I need one of these one day... perfect imitation/puppet.. 🃏

[@ComanderJanja]

I would love to see B1 Battle Droids roaming around Galaxy's Edge. That would be fun.

[@OvertheHedge06]

Those might be a little hard to pull off

[@josephmazza5110]

They are so very cool and awesome 🤖

[@alfonsoortizavila4373]

These chicken robots are just so cool! :)

[@hurleyfrancois4060]

you can see me in the background watching the three cast members with the handheld controllers. I was trying to figure out what type of controller was being used while everyone there was looking the other way.

[@gamemachinejames9837]

Steam Deck!

[@AWARHERO]

Very cool!

[@themikeygshow1271]

Amazing

[@jonathan__g]

That is super cool to see.

[@KentaroMiyamoto21]

This is a big step. Or... wobble, as the case may be.

[@RetroGirl1967]

You have to wobble before you can glide. (If anyone else wants to try filling in the end of you have to wobble before you can ______) I'm open to suggestions.

[@DioramaMan482]

That’s awesome

[@Ernzt8]

Amazing!

[@MoiveGuy24]

I hope they bring them to galaxies edge here at Disney World. That would be awesome! We need more roaming droids, and characters

[@jeanhealy3132]

1000% Yesssss!

[@goofyrulez7914]

It'll really be amazing when they make them totally autonomous.

[@johno1544]

These are so cool. Maybe a toy version will be possible in the future.

[@bumbum9898]

wow just like my remote controlled 1998 godzilla toy so cool great job

[@brooke7916]

That’s so cute!!

[@hefoughtabear118]

Now we just need more roaming aliens

[@Laika_Come_Home]

I just brought my kids in July for their first trip, and you just made it that much harder for me to refute my daughter's reasoning for going back NOW!

[@michaelbilgen2976]

Project Kiwi? Also, you could clearly see the cast members operating them at the beginning of the video.

[@StarlingInSpace]

Galaxies edge should embrace all eras of Star Wars at this point

[@RetroRed101]

This is awesome blthos is the kinda stuff we expect from Galaxy edge

[@judydodd3673]

HU-E DU-E AND LU-E

[@rottenpants9330]

Are they using Steam Decks to control the droids?

[@thetravellingsteampunkkitt5710]

Are these are ones of project kiwi robots

[@sonicguyver7445]

Oh they are so cute! I can't wait to see what more Disney can do with these guys down the line. We will have reached peak civilization if they can do the happy stompy dance like Pelly's BD--24.

[@legosam2067]

This is perfect

[@skunkman9815]

Wow They look like little robotic duckies!!

[@Yikes_its_Psychs]

Now that’s pretty cool

[@Cheeseb0ng]

i am beyond impressed by this

[@shailong3254]

Really? Even with the guy holding the remote control directly behind them?

[@veronicareitherreese6671]

Hope they are out when I'm there.

[@-J2gross]

the best thing Disney has done in years

[@jackiejlw5493]

We need BD-1 and Chopper too! 🥹

[@PaulRGiordano]

Chopper's been roaming around in Galaxy's Edge with Hera Syndulla for a while now.

[@fajam00m00]

I like how they say "Bidoof, Bidoof".

[@jackhammer8364]

Yes!

[@bluedayintertechpro6826]

They are alive.... energy is flowing i agreee