Not soldTheme-park and event performers
Not for sale (research)RL walkingRL characterStar Wars droidInspired Open Duck
Not soldShipping: Not sold. Not for sale; seen at Disney parks and events. Open Duck Mini is the buildable homage.
Overview
Small bipedal Star Wars droids that walk with RL policies blended with animation, described in Disney Research's 'Design and Control of a Bipedal Robotic Character' paper. They have appeared at Disney parks and events, and they inspired the hobby Open Duck Mini and other replicas.
Specifications
| Category | Bipeds · Research & legacy bipeds |
|---|---|
| Released | 2023 |
| Availability | Not for sale (research) |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Unknown |
| Actuators | Unknown |
| Audio | Unknown |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Balance type | RL walking |
| Height | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Compute | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| DOF | Not published |
| Sensors | IMU, joint encoders (per paper) |
| Balance | Reinforcement-learned policies trained in simulation, conditioned on artist-authored motions and puppeteered live. |
| SDK | None public |
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Tiangong (Tien Kung)Image credits
- Image 1: source (Disney Research image)