Disney is working on the design of a robot that will give life to Groot in its theme parks, and has shared an explanatory video in which we can see its current state.
In addition to designing new attractions for their theme parks, Disney Parks are also beginning to explore the possibility of offering their visitors new interactions with your favorite characters. Specifically, they have their sights set on the child version of Groot, one of the most beloved protagonists of Guardians of the Galaxy.
For most of the characters that inhabit the Disney parks, the company has hired interpreters who put themselves in their shoes and with whom you can interact, but in the case of the little Groot things get more complicated and they have looked for an alternative solution.
This is the “real” Groot that you can see when you go to Disneyland
From the official YouTube account of Disney Parkshave shared a video in which we can see the tests that are currently being carried out with the robot that will give life to Big, in which their managers appear explaining their creation process. If you want to take a look at it, you can find it at the top of this article.
The Research and Development Department of Walt Disney Imagineering Is developing a small robotic actor that moves freely and who can assume the role of our characters Disney of similar size”, they explain in the description of the video.
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“Its tightly integrated design gives you more than 50 degrees of freedom in a compact platform, can walk, gesture and emote with style”.
“Using custom creation tools that combine full-body motion planning and traditional character animation, artists can quickly bring robotic characters to life with expressive movements and interactive behaviors”.
Lastly, they clarify thatno immediate plans” to use the protagonist of Guardians of Galaxy in the Thematic parks from Disney: “However, a prototype in the form of Groot is being used to test its unique traits, movements and functions.”
