Disney Research software makes mechanizing characters easy

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/","20130822234126","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1377214886"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Disney Research software makes mechanizing characters easy</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"/> <meta name="description" content="Disney Research is presenting software at ACM SIGGRAPH 2013 that automatically generates the complex gear assembly required to drive the motions of mechaniz..."/> <meta name="keywords" content="Software,Disney Research,Robots,Engineering,Robotics"/> <meta name="news_keywords" content="Software, Disney Research, Robots, Engineering"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/"/> <link rel="image_src" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/disney-mechanical-characters-21.png"/> <link rel="alternate" media="handheld" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://m.gizmag.com/article/28428"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126cs_/http://files.gizmag.com/static_styles.min.css?x=1377212437"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130822234126cs_/http://www.gizmag.com/css/dynamic_styles.php?x=1377212437"/> <script src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/css_browser_selector.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20130822234126im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/favicon.ico"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/web/20130822234126im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/web/20130822234126im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png"/>   <script type="text/javascript"> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document.createElement("script"); gads.async = true; gads.type = "text/javascript"; var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? "https:" : "http:") + "//web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { gpt_leaderboard = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Robotics_Leaderboard_Top_728x90', [728,90], 'leaderboard') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandtr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Robotics_IslandTop_Right_300x250', [300,250], 'island_top_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandbr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Robotics_IslandBottom_Right_300x250', [300,250], 'island_bottom_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_skyscraper = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Robotics_Skyscraper_Right_160x600', [160,600], 'skyscraper_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_bottom_inc = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/bottom_include', [1,1], 'bottom_include') .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().set('page_url','https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/global_public.js?1377214886"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/articles_public.js?1377214886"></script> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/login_comments.js?1377214886"></script>  <div id="fb-root"></div> <script> window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId: '38456013908', status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true, oauth: true, channelUrl: window.location.protocol + '//web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/fb_channel.php' //channel file to avoid cross domain communication issues }); FB.Event.subscribe('auth.logout', function(response) { if(response.authResponse===null){ //user is logging out of facebook logoutUser(); } }); }; // Load the SDK Asynchronously (function(d){ var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk', ref = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js"; ref.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ref); }(document)); var $jqr = jQuery.noConflict(); $jqr(document).ready(function() { var fbuser = checkFBUser(); }); </script>   <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2235360-4']); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 1, 'Section','Robotics',3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 2, 'Writer', 'Jason Falconer', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 4, 'PPV_test3', '1', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 5, 'ArticleID', '28428', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 3, 'View', 'Article', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageLoadTime']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/https://ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/ga_social_tracking_min.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://edge.quantserve.com/quant.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">_qacct="p-23Y-rtuj52xr6";quantserve();</script> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-23Y-rtuj52xr6.gif" style="display: none" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/></noscript>   <div class="index" id="top_index"> <div class="index_center"> <ul class="header_links float_left"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.youtube.com/user/gizmag" title="Gizmag's YouTube Channel" id="header_youtube">Gizmag's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" title="Follow Gizmag on Twitter" id="header_twitter">Follow Gizmag on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/stumble/stumblethru:gizmag.com?utm_source=GizMag&utm_medium=StumbleThru&utm_campaign=StumbleThruButton" title="Explore Gizmag" rel="nofollow" id="header_stumbleupon">Explore Gizmag</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Subscribe to Gizmag's RSS feed" id="header_rss">Subscribe</a></li> </ul>  <div id="search_form_top"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-top"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:cf1bgg5f284"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="28" class="gsearch"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-top&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="top_strip"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/product-comparison/" target="_blank">Read our latest product comparisons</a></div> <div class="center"> <div id="header"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/" id="logo"></a> <div class="snap_noshots" id="leaderboard"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("leaderboard"); }); </script> </div> </div>  <div id="top_stories"> <ul> <li id="top_story0"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/galpin-reinvents-ford-gt/28760/" title="Galpin reinvents the Ford GT with 1,000 horses and a $1 million price tag"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/galpin-reinvents-ford-gt/28760/">Galpin reinvents the Ford GT with 1,000 horses and a $1 million price tag</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story1"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/hyper-suprime/28754/" title="World's most powerful astronomical camera homes in on Andromeda"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/hyper-suprime/28754/">World's most powerful astronomical camera homes in on Andromeda</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story2"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-stay-secure-on-public-wireless-hotspots/28694/" title="How to stay secure on public Wi-Fi "></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-stay-secure-on-public-wireless-hotspots/28694/">How to stay secure on public Wi-Fi </a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story3"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-concept-m4-coupe/28740/" title="BMW unveils Concept M4 Coupe"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-concept-m4-coupe/28740/">BMW unveils Concept M4 Coupe</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story4"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-nexus-7-vs-kindle-fire-hd/28783/" title="2013 Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire HD"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-nexus-7-vs-kindle-fire-hd/28783/">2013 Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire HD</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="more_top_stories"> <a id="mts_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/"></a> <a id="mts_txt" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/">more top stories</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"> <div id="article_top" class="summary_details" data-article="28428">  <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div>  <h1 id="ar_title">Disney Research software makes mechanizing characters easy</h1> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/" rel="author">Jason Falconer</a></p> <p><em>July 23, 2013</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="disney-research-mechanical-characters#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures">22 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="article_share_rail"> <div class="as_button"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false"></div><script type="text/javascript">_ga.trackFacebook();</script></div> <div class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/"></div></div> <div class="as_button"><iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gizmag.com%2Fdisney-research-mechanical-characters%2F28428%2F" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1"></iframe></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/disney-mechanical-characters-21.png" data-description="Disney Research is presenting software at ACM SIGGRAPH 2013 that automatically generates the complex gear assembly required to drive the motions of mechanized characters."></div></div> <div class="as_button"><script type="IN/Share" data-counter="top"></script></div> <div class="as_button" id="reddit_button_rail"><script type="text/javascript">reddit_newwindow='1'</script></div> <div class="as_button" id="email_a_friend_rail"><span class="email_a_friend">Email</span></div> </div> <div id="hero_box" style="width: 530px;"> <a id="hero_link" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/disney-mechanical-characters-21.png" title="With Disney Research's new software, even complex movements like four-legged walking can b..." 3 alt="With Disney Research's new software, even complex movements like four-legged walking can b..."/></a> <div class="pic_caption"> <p>With Disney Research's new software, even complex movements like four-legged walking can be easily generated in about half an hour (Photo: Disney Research)</p> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures" id="gallery_link">Image Gallery</a> (22 images) </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <div id="top_unit"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <p>Mechanized characters, such as clockwork automatons that move using a series of gears, go back hundreds of years. Now the most difficult aspect of their mechanical design, which took specialized engineering skill and lots of trial and error, has largely been eliminated by a pair of new software tools developed by Disney Research labs in Z眉rich and Boston, and labs at ETH Z眉rich and MIT. They're being presented this week at ACM SIGGRAPH 2013, the International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures#1" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/disney-mechanical-characters-1.png" title="Disney Research has developed software that can automatically generate the mechanism to mo..." alt="Disney Research has developed software that can automatically generate the mechanism to mo..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures#2" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/disney-mechanical-characters-2.png" title="The whole assembly can then be fabricated using rapid-prototyping technology like 3D print..." alt="The whole assembly can then be fabricated using rapid-prototyping technology like 3D print..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures#3" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/disney-mechanical-characters-3.png" title="Users define an actuation point and draw a curve to represent its motion, the software gen..." alt="Users define an actuation point and draw a curve to represent its motion, the software gen..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures#4" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/disney-mechanical-characters-4.png" title="Currently the software is limited to cyclical motions (Photo: Disney Research)" alt="Currently the software is limited to cyclical motions (Photo: Disney Research)"/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>The first set of tools allows a designer to load an articulated character model into the software, where they define the actuation points on its joints. Then by simply drawing a curve to represent the desired path of a joint, the software automatically builds and optimizes the mechanical assembly that will produce it. The software then optimizes the whole assembly for fabrication (such as 3D printing). Currently the software only generates cyclical motions, such as walking or dancing, but the cool thing is the movements are driven by only a single motor.</p> <div style="width: 529px; height: 297px; " class="article_img"><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/pictures#10" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/disney-mechanical-characters-10.png" width="529" alt="The physical version of Clocky is driven by a power drill (Photo: Disney Research)"/></a></div> <p>The second set of tools allows the creation of elastic figures that move by deformation rather than articulation, such as jelly monsters, plants and jiggling buildings, from digital characters. A 3D character is loaded into the software in its neutral shape along with duplicates that have already been posed to serve as target shapes.</p> <p>Actuation points are then assigned by the user or generated automatically by the software to suit different actuators such as strings, pins, or clamps. The software calculates what parts of the character ought to be rigid or soft to allow for movement without changing its overall appearance. For example, flexible materials might be placed around the joints, while the limbs themselves would be rigid. 3D printing or another rapid manufacturing technique can then be used to fabricate the character.</p> <p>The researchers tested the software by designing ten animated characters, which took about a half an hour apiece. Then seven of the characters were fabricated using 3D printing technology. It's unclear if Disney will ever release the software to the general public, but with the growing interest in 3D printers it would be a boon to artists everywhere.</p> <p>In the meantime, the team continues to develop the software with a more ambitious goal in mind. "Our research brings us one step closer to the rapid design and manufacture of customized robots that can sense and interact with their environments to carry out complex tasks," says Steliam Cross, an associate research scientist at Disney Research, Z眉rich, suggesting that Disney plans to incorporate more complex animatronics into its attractions.</p> <p>This follows recent announcements from Disney Research including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/face-portrait-drawing-styles/28409/" target="_blank">software that can imitate an artist's drawing style</a> and another that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-light-field-3d/28400/" target="_blank">builds detailed 3D models from video footage</a>. See the software, and the mechanical characters come to life, in the video below.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/mechanical-characters/" target="_blank">Disney Research</a> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-software/disney-research-computational-design-tool" target="_blank">IEEE Spectrum</a></p>  <div class="article_video"><iframe width="530" height="298" src="//web.archive.org/web/20130822234126if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/DfznnKUwywQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div>   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://static.fmpub.net/zone/7980"></script> <div id="bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div> <span class="title share_bar">Share</span> <div id="article_share_bar" class="dotsontop share_bar"> <div class="as_button fb_as_button"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false"></div><script type="text/javascript">_ga.trackFacebook();</script></div> <div class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/"></div></div> <div class="as_button"><iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gizmag.com%2Fdisney-research-mechanical-characters%2F28428%2F" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-2"></iframe></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-mechanical-characters/28428/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/disney-mechanical-characters-21.png" data-description="Disney Research is presenting software at ACM SIGGRAPH 2013 that automatically generates the complex gear assembly required to drive the motions of mechanized characters."></div></div> <div class="as_button"><script type="IN/Share" data-counter="top"></script></div> <div class="as_button" id="reddit_button_bar"><script type="text/javascript">reddit_newwindow='1'</script></div> <div class="as_button" id="email_a_friend_bar"><span class="email_a_friend">Email</span></div> </div>  <span class="title clear_left" id="author_byline_title">About the Author</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="authorcontainer">  <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/author_profiles/180.jpg" alt="Jason Falconer" id="bio_pic"/> </a>   Jason is a freelance writer based in central Canada with a background in computer graphics. He has written about hundreds of humanoid robots on his website Plastic Pals and is an avid gamer with an unsightly collection of retro consoles, cartridges, and controllers.   <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">All articles by Jason Falconer</a> <span id="author_byline_links">    <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://twitter.com/plasticpals" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" data-size="large">Follow @plasticpals</a> </span> <br class="clear_both"> </div>  <div id="tags"> <span class="title">Tags</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li>» <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/disney-research/" rel="tag">Disney Research</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/robots/" rel="tag">Robots</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/software/" rel="tag">Software</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> </div> <div id="bing_unit"></div>  <span class="title" id="comments">3 Comments</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <div id="comment-242515" class="a_comment"> <p>I hope they do release it to the general public. I think that is way and has a lot potential for creating things only limited by ones imagination and ability. </p> <span class="name">BigWarpGuy</span><br> <span class="date"> 24th July, 2013 @ 05:46 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-242542" class="a_comment"> <p>What better way to illustrate the beauty of mathematics, computer science, engineering and human ingenuity is there than this? Every child in school should be introduced to this project. Really beautiful stuff here. </p> <span class="name">Stradric</span><br> <span class="date"> 24th July, 2013 @ 06:49 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-243061" class="a_comment"> <p>It reminds me of Theo Jansen work! </p> <span class="name">GusALK</span><br> <span class="date"> 25th July, 2013 @ 03:24 pm PDT</span> </div> </div> <span class="title">Post a Comment</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="comment_form_div"> <div id="comment_form" data-article="28428"> <div id="comments_login"> <form action="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/index.php" name="login_form" id="login_form" onsubmit="return false;"> <p class="bold">Login with your gizmag account:</p> <p id="login_status"></p> <label for="email">Email</label><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value=""/> <label for="password">Password</label><input type="password" name="password" id="password" value=""/> <input type="submit" value="Log In" class="med"/> <div id="options"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/register/">Register here</a><br> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/new_password/">Forgotten your password?</a> </div> <input type="hidden" id="expired_comment" value=""/> </form> </div> <div id="facebook_login"> <p>Or <span class="bold">Login with Facebook:</span></p><br/> <div class="fb-login-button" data-scope="email" data-max-rows="1" data-onlogin="loginFUser(28428);" data-autologoutlink="true"></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div>  <span class="title">Related Articles</span> <div id="related_articles" class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/go/6126/" title="Disney鈥檚 line of digital cameras for tots and tweens"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/6126_8090654130.jpg" alt="Disney鈥檚 line of digital cameras for tots and tweens"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/go/6126/">Disney鈥檚 line of digital cameras for tots and tweens</a> <p class="rel_date">7th September, 2006</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-star-guitarist/10771/" title="Disney Star Guitarist"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/10771_15010980626.JPG" alt="Disney Star Guitarist"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-star-guitarist/10771/">Disney Star Guitarist: Guitar Hero with a real guitar</a> <p class="rel_date">14th January, 2009</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/video-game-action-figure-software/23532/" title="A computer model (left) and a physical model of it, created using the new software "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/actionfiguresoftware.jpg" alt="A computer model (left) and a physical model of it, created using the new software "/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/video-game-action-figure-software/23532/">Software converts video game characters into physical 3D models</a> <p class="rel_date">31st July, 2012</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-light-field-3d/28400/" title="Disney's algorithm at work"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/disney-light-field-3d.png" alt="Disney's algorithm at work"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-light-field-3d/28400/">Disney algorithm builds high-res 3D models from ordinary photos</a> <p class="rel_date">22nd July, 2013</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-3d-printed-optics/24435/" title="A 3D printed mobile projector accessory with embedded light pipes that direct light to the..."> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/disney-research-3d-printed-optics-18.jpg" alt="A 3D printed mobile projector accessory with embedded light pipes that direct light to the..."/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-3d-printed-optics/24435/">Disney Research develops 3D printed optics</a> <p class="rel_date">5th October, 2012</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/augmented-reality-robot-virtual-characters/26143/" title="The 'virtual humanoid' prototype will allow you to physically interact with a computer-gen..."> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/virtual-humanoid.jpg" alt="The 'virtual humanoid' prototype will allow you to physically interact with a computer-gen..."/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/augmented-reality-robot-virtual-characters/26143/">Augmented reality robot fleshes out virtual characters</a> <p class="rel_date">7th February, 2013</p> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div>  <div id="email_friend_div" class="dotsontop"> <p><em>Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below</em></p> <p><span id="emailfriendnote">For multiple addresses, separate each with a comma</span></p> <form id="emailafriend" name="emailafriend" action="" data-article="28428"> <div id="emailresult"></div> <div class="emailbox"> <label for="youremail">Your Email</label><br/> <input id="youremail" type="text" name="youremail"/> </div> <div class="emailbox"> <label for="friendsemail">Friends Email</label><br/> <input id="friendsemail" type="text" name="friendsemail"/> </div> <input type="submit" value="Send"/> <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" id="csrf_token" value="85873186fe69039ed5841b87f463d020"/> </form> <br class="clear_both"/> <p id="privacy">Privacy is safe with us because we have a strict <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">privacy policy</a>.</p> </div>  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? Search our 23,768 articles</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:bqw4wo-1udf"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="60" id="search_input"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-bottom&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> <div id="right_cols"> <div class="island" id="island_top_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_top_right"); }); </script> </div> <div id="right_col_a"> <div id="right_col_b"> <div class="ad" id="skyscraper_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("skyscraper_right"); }); </script> </div> <div class="ad"> <span class="title">Sections</span> <ul class="dots" id="sections_list"> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/features/" class="features_reviews_list">Features</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/" class="features_reviews_list">Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/">Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/aroundthehome/">Around The Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/">Bicycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/children/">Children</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/">Computers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-cameras/">Digital Cameras</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/games/">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/goodthinking/">Good Thinking</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/health/">Health and Wellbeing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/">Holiday Destinations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/homeentertainment/">Home Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/">Inventors and Remarkable People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/laptops/">Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/marine/">Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/medical/">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/military/">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiletechnology/">Mobile Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/">Motorcycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/music/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/">Outdoors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/pets/">Pets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/">Robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/science/">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/space/">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/sports/">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/urbantransport/">Urban Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">Wearable Electronics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Recent popular articles in Robotics</span> <ul id="recent_popular" class="vertical_sprite recent_popular_94"> <li id="story0"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiserv-elderly-care-robot/28751/" title="Mobiserv robot designed to keep tabs on seniors"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiserv-elderly-care-robot/28751/">Mobiserv robot designed to keep tabs on seniors</a> </div> </li> <li id="story1"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/ero-robot-demolition/28299/" title="ERO demolition robot concept recycles on the fly"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/ero-robot-demolition/28299/">ERO demolition robot concept recycles on the fly</a> </div> </li> <li id="story2"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/arduino-robot/28600/" title="Arduino announces its first ready-to-roll robot"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/arduino-robot/28600/">Arduino announces its first ready-to-roll robot</a> </div> </li> <li id="story3"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/" title="2013 International Aerial Robotics Competition tests student-built espionage robots"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/">2013 International Aerial Robotics Competition tests student-built espionage robots</a> </div> </li> <li id="story4"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/" title="eDavid the robot painter excels in numerous styles"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/edavid-robot-artist-painter/28310/">eDavid the robot painter excels in numerous styles</a> </div> </li> <li id="story5"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/" title="Top 10 robots of 2012"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/">Top 10 robots of 2012</a> </div> </li> <li id="story6"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/distributed-flight-array-self-assembling-multicopter/28380/" title="Self-assembling multi-copter demonstrates networked flight control"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/distributed-flight-array-self-assembling-multicopter/28380/">Self-assembling multi-copter demonstrates networked flight control</a> </div> </li> <li id="story7"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/robi-robot-magazine-subscription/24964/" title="Build your own Robi robot with weekly magazine subscription"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/robi-robot-magazine-subscription/24964/">Build your own Robi robot with weekly magazine subscription</a> </div> </li> <li id="story8"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/rhex-robot-shows-off-parkour-moves/28430/" title="RHex robot shows off Parkour moves"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/rhex-robot-shows-off-parkour-moves/28430/">RHex robot shows off Parkour moves</a> </div> </li> <li id="story9"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/electrically-charged-hydrogel-soft-robotics/28576/" title="Electrically-charged hydrogel has applications for soft robotics and biomedical fields"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/electrically-charged-hydrogel-soft-robotics/28576/">Electrically-charged hydrogel has applications for soft robotics and biomedical fields</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <div class="island" id="island_bottom_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_bottom_right"); }); </script> </div>   </div>  </div> <div class="clear_left"></div>  </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/footer_tabs.js?1377214886"></script> <div id="footer_outer"> <div id="footer">  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_popular"> <span class="footer_title">Most Popular Articles</span>  <div class="tabbable"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="most_popular_tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-target="#popular_today" data-toggle="tab" data-period="day">Today</a></li> <li><a data-target="#popular_week" data-toggle="tab" data-period="week">Last week</a></li> <li><a data-target="#popular_all" data-toggle="tab" data-period="all">All time</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane active" id="popular_today"> <ul class="popular_articles"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/scripps-drug-sr9009-exercise-mimic/28651/">New drug mimics the beneficial effects of exercise</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/hyperloop-musk-analysis/28672/">Beyond the hype of Hyperloop: An analysis of Elon Musk's proposed transit system</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-stay-secure-on-public-wireless-hotspots/28694/">How to stay secure on public Wi-Fi</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/new-nexus-7-vs-kindle-fire-hd/28783/">2013 Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire HD</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/t3-tactical-auto-rescue-tool/28775/">T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool looks mean, but is made to help</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-first-night-sea-vertical-landing/28785/">F-35B makes first vertical night landing at sea</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/galpin-reinvents-ford-gt/28760/">Galpin reinvents the Ford GT with 1,000 horses and a $1 million price tag</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/hyper-suprime/28754/">World's most powerful astronomical camera homes in on Andromeda</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/garmin-virb-actioncam/28779/">Garmin introduces VIRB and VIRB Elite actioncams</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/field-trip-app-google-glass/28777/">Field Trip for Google Glass illustrates the perks (and creepiness) of being a cyborg</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="popular_week"> <ul class="popular_articles"> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="popular_all"> <ul class="popular_articles"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_commented"> <span class="footer_title">Most Commented Articles</span>  <div class="tabbable"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="most_commented_tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-target="#commented_today" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_today_tab" data-period="day">Today</a></li> <li><a data-target="#commented_week" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_week_tab" data-period="week">Last week</a></li> <li><a data-target="#commented_all" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_all_tab" data-period="all">All time</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane active" id="commented_today"> <ul class="commented_articles"> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="commented_week"> <ul class="commented_articles"> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/scripps-drug-sr9009-exercise-mimic/28651/">New drug mimics the beneficial effects of exercise</a> (35)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/audi-sequential-lighting-turn-signal/28731/">Audi turns to sequential lighting indicators</a> (32)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/australia-nuclear-submariine/28706/">Report examines feasibility of nuclear-powered submarines for Australia</a> (24)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/terrafugia-public-flight-demonstration/28701/">Terrafugia Transition flying car makes first public flights</a> (23)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/hyperloop-musk-analysis/28672/">Beyond the hype of Hyperloop: An analysis of Elon Musk's proposed transit system</a> (15)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/couchbunker-gun-safe-furniture/28758/">CouchBunker conceals a gun safe beneath bullet-resistant cushions</a> (15)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/voyager-1-magnetic-field-interstellar-space/28719/">Scientists claim that Voyager 1 left the Solar System last year</a> (13)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/noomad-three-wheeled-cargo/28727/">Noomad transforms bicycle into three-wheeled cargo bike</a> (13)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/low-cost-race-bike/28714/">Designer creates a low-cost race bike look-alike for everyday use</a> (13)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/insects-as-food/28713/">Insects: The future of food? Gizmag goes "taste buds on" with grubs, crickets and caterpillars</a> (12)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="commented_all"> <ul class="commented_articles"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item nomargin" style="margin: 0px;" id="footer_subscribe"> <div> <form id="footer_email_form" class="form-inline" action="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/index.php"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's</span><br/> <span class="large">Email Newsletter</span> <input type="text" name="email" class="email" value="Enter Your Email Address ..." onclick="this.value=''; this.style.color='#999'" id="footer_email"/> <button type="submit" class="bootbtn" id="footer_subscribe_button">Subscribe</button> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/subscribe_footer.js?1377214886"></script> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" class="twitter_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on</span> <span class="large">Twitter</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.youtube.com/user/gizmag" class="youtube_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's</span> <span class="large">YouTube channel</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" class="rss_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's </span> <span class="large">RSS feed</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/http://www.stumbleupon.com/channel/Gizmag/" class="su_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on </span> <span class="large">Stumbleupon</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/https://plus.google.com/105149739082983197804" class="gplus_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on </span> <span class="large">Google Plus</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="copyright"><em>All content copyright © Gizmag 2003 - 2013</em></div> <div class="clear_left"></div> </div> <div class="index" id="footer_index"> <div class="index_center bottom_strip"> <ul> <li><a href="#top">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/termsofuse/">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130822234126/http://www.gizmag.com/advertise/" class="brighter">Advertise</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130822234126cs_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/jqmodal/jqModal.css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/jqmodal/jqModal.js"></script> <div id="subscribe_overlay_container" class="jqmWindowModSize"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130822234126js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/subscribe_overlay.js?x=1377214886"></script>  <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://static.getclicky.com/js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">clicky.init(110681);</script> <noscript><p><img alt="Clicky" width="1" height="1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126im_/http://in.getclicky.com/110681ns.gif"/></p></noscript>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://static.fmpub.net/site/gizmag"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={uid:4159,domain:"gizmag.com"}; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/new.cetrk.com/pages/scripts/0008/8786.js"> </script>   <div id="bottom_include"> <script type="text/javascript">googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("bottom_include"); });</script> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822234126js_/http://static.fmpub.net/zone/8204"></script>         </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Disney Research software makes mechanizing characters easy