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We get up close with a robotic Groot, SpaceX has a successful astronaut launch and cryptocurrency prices tumble. This is your Daily Crunch for April 23, 2021. | | | |
Disney Imagineering’s Project Kiwi represents a real robotics milestone — a free-walking robot that seems to fully capture the personality of the original character. In this case, the original is Groot, the beloved tree character from “Guardians of the Galaxy.” I’m not just saying that based on the demo video, either. Matthew Panzarino has seen Project Kiwi in person and reports: The pint-sized character has accurately rendered textures on its face, hands and feet. It's dressed in a distressed red flight suit that you may remember from the films. And its eyes are expressive as it looks at me and waves. This is the moment, the one that Disney Imagineers and park goers alike have been waiting decades to realize. Read More | | Image Credits: Walt Disney Imagineering R&D Inc. | | |
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