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Nvidia and Google DeepMind will help power Disney’s cute robots


Nvidia is collaborating with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop Newton, a physics engine to simulate robotic movements.

Disney will be among the first to use Newton to power its next-generation entertainment robots, like the Star Wars-inspired BDX droids — one of which waddled onstage next to Huang during his Tuesday keynote. Now — thanks in part to Newton, presumably — Disney feels the tech is ready, and plans to showcase the robots at several theme park locations starting next year. Previously with Gizmodo, Bloomberg, and MSNBC, Zeff has covered the rise of AI and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.

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