Baymax, the lovable robot in the new Disney movie, was inspired by inflatable robots being developed at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon... The Challenge Of 'Big Hero 6': How To Make A ...

Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng said it plans to start mass production of its robot, called Iron, next year. The EV startup's CEO said Xpeng built Iron to be so "human-like" that people are comfortable ...

PITTSBURGH — When Don Hall was working on a robotic character for his Disney animation, "Big Hero 6," he visited NASA and other robotic research centers in search of a huggable robot. Who wants to ...

Is there really enough opex savings from not having to hire aforementioned costumed teenagers to offset the R&D/engineering/legal outlays, or is Disney using this as a broader foray into robotics (e.g ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney Animation's "Big Hero 6," a comic book-inspired tale of a teen science genius who befriends a huggable robot and forms a superhero team, won the Academy Award for best ...