"Disney" is working on the natural movements of robots

Disney may not have earned a name for itself in the production of robots, but they undoubtedly use a lot of animatronics in their films and amusement parks. In a sense, the audience and visitors are even more demanding of the naturalness of the gestures of moving figures, so it is only natural that the company has attended to developments in this area. In their laboratories, they developed a new way to control mechanical dolls without using conventional motors or pumps. Instead, they use air tubes and air pressure. The result on the video looks quite good:


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The key technology is ultra low friction passive pneumatic transmission:


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The control motors can be placed in the body of the robot - this makes the mechanical arm easier, and the movements - more elegant. If you replace the air in the transmission to the water, then it can be used as a passive manipulator and without motors, directly by the operator (or puppeteer). In this case, he gets a direct tactical brotherly bond, including the ability to feel the texture.

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