As a tech geek, this really intrigues me… and scares me. We may have the beginnings of Minority Report or Terminator on our hands.
Disney Imagineering is currently working on Otis, an autonomatronic robot that is the next generation of characters you will see in rides (and most likely outside of rides) at the Disney parks. As Thomas Smith of the Official Disney Parks Blog explains…
Autonomatronics technology is different from Audio-Animatronics technology. Audio-Animatronics technology repeats a pre-programmed show over and over again. Autonomatronics technology is driven by sophisticated cameras and sensors giving Otto the ability to make choices about what to say and do.
This opens up a whole new world (pun intended) of interactive possibilities for Imagineering. My only hope is that we do not have a repeat of the episode in which The Simpsons visit Itchy and Scratchy Land.
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