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Disney creates robot that can catch and juggle

An external camera system and a Kalman filter were used to work out where to throw and catch the balls.

Redação Promoview

27/11/2012 29/12/2023

People who like to visit Disney theme parks, soon will be able to interact with the robots. Disney Research has created an animatronic humanoid robot that can juggle and play catch with a person.

An external camera system and a Kalman filter were used to work out where to throw and catch the balls. Successful catches are thrown back two and a half meters to the participant, and missed catches trigger animations that indicate failure, such as the robot shaking its head, looking at where the ball landed, or shrugging.

The robot can juggle three balls with a human partner by speeding up the catching/throwing cycle. The throwing and catching was tested with six participants (one child and ?ve adults, including one elderly person), and the juggling with three skilled jugglers.

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