‘Four months’ worth of work’ — Disney Imagineering built a walking Olaf robot and imagines ‘an entire world populated with characters you know and love’

TechRadar spoke with Kyle Laughlin, SVP of R&D, Technology and Engineering at Walt Disney Imagineering, about how Disney built a walking Olaf robot in just four months — and why it could lead to parks filled with roaming characters.

Mar 17, 2026 0

‘Four months’ worth of work’ — Disney Imagineering built a walking Olaf robot and imagines ‘an entire world populated with characters you know and love’

TechRadar spoke with Kyle Laughlin, SVP of R&D, Technology and Engineering at Walt Disney Imagineering, about how Disney built a walking Olaf robot in just four months — and why it could lead to parks filled with roaming characters.

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