The rise of our animatronic overlords simply acquired loads cuter with Disney Imagineering testing out Star Wars universe BD droids at Disneyland.
The lovable robotic sidekick from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which had been most just lately seen in The Mandalorian and The Guide of Boba Fett, had been caught on digicam roaming round Galaxy Edge’s Black Spire Outpost at Disneyland (Sorry, Walt Disney World). Check out the video beneath captured by X consumer @DisneyDan.
The inexperienced, blue, and orange BD items moved seamlessly across the park in an interplay that the themed Star Wars land wants extra of. As of immediately, the robots are solely doing trial runs in order that they’re not but an official function at Galaxy’s Edge. “As we regularly do, our R&D Imagineers are testing certainly one of their newest robotics characters, and immediately we’re excited to be doing this with friends in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park,” Disneyland spokespeople stated in an announcement shared by journalist Scott Gustin.
The BD items debuted a couple of days in the past on the IEEE/RSJ Worldwide Convention on Clever Robots and Techniques (IROS 2023). X consumer @Davsca1 shared one of many first appears at them from the Disney Imagineering presentation at IROS 2023.
Strive your luck at seeing the BD Droids in individual at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge—I do know I’ll!
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