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Stuntronics
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Stuntronics are animatronic stunt doubles. They combine advanced robotic technology with the exploration of untethered dynamic movement to perform aerial flips, twists, and poses with repeatability and precision.
- Creator
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Country
- United States 🇺🇸
- Year
- 2018
- Type
- Entertainment, Humanoid
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Did You Know?
The team working on Stuntronics quickly developed an emotional connection to the robots stemming from the perceived peril they were being subjected to even though they don't have the fragility or feelings of human performers. |
The robots autonomously control their pose and rotation and can not only perform aerial tricks at the right time but also land on target. |
According to a Disney engineer working on Stuntronics, one of the goals of the project "is to see if we can leap across the uncanny valley." |
The latest Stuntronic robot is the result of multiple generations of testing and developments. |
The second prototype Stuntronic is nicknamed MkII, after its designer. |
Specs
- FEATURES
- On-board sensors include inertial measurement units (IMU) to keep track of flips and to tuck at the right moment before landing. The robot can withstand the high accelerations and decelerations associated with jumping and flying through the air, and is able to perform multiple acrobatic sequences.
- HEIGHT
- 175 cm | 70 in
- LENGTH
- N/A cm | N/A in
- WIDTH
- 45 cm | 17.7 in
- WEIGHT
- 40 kg | 88 lb
- SPEED
- N/A km/h | N/A mph
- SENSORS
- Inertial measurement unit (IMU) and internal joint sensors
- ACTUATORS
- Electric DC motors
- POWER
- Various on-board systems. (Power requirements are constantly being re-evaluated based on creative goals.)
- COMPUTING
- Custom computing boards
- SOFTWARE
- Custom control software
- DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
- 10
- MATERIALS
- Aluminum, various 3D printed plastics
- COST
- N/A
- STATUS
- Ongoing
- WEBSITE
- http://waltdisneyimagineering.com/
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