The rise of our animatronic overlords simply bought quite a bit cuter with Disney Imagineering testing out Star Wars universe BD droids at Disneyland.
The lovable robotic sidekick from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which had been most lately seen in The Mandalorian and The Guide of Boba Fett, had been caught on digital camera roaming round Galaxy Edge’s Black Spire Outpost at Disneyland (Sorry, Walt Disney World). Check out the video under captured by X consumer @DisneyDan.
The inexperienced, blue, and orange BD models moved seamlessly across the park in an interplay that the themed Star Wars land wants extra of. As of at present, the robots are solely doing trial runs in order that they’re not but an official characteristic at Galaxy’s Edge. “As we regularly do, our R&D Imagineers are testing one among their newest robotics characters, and at present we’re excited to be doing this with visitors in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park,” Disneyland spokespeople said in a statement shared by journalist Scott Gustin.
The BD models debuted just a few days in the past on the IEEE/RSJ Worldwide Convention on Clever Robots and Programs (IROS 2023). X consumer @Davsca1 shared one of the first looks at them from the Disney Imagineering presentation at IROS 2023.
Attempt your luck at seeing the BD Droids in particular person at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge—I do know I’ll!
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