Key insights

• ⚙️ Disney Imagineering Labs develop advanced animatronic robots for theme parks and attractions
• 🤖 The robots have similarities to the Boston Dynamics Spot robot with adaptive gait and easy-to-learn controller
• 🌀 Experimental HoloTile is a 360-degree treadmill with small spinning discs for movement in any direction
• 👣 HoloTile can accommodate walking in any direction and has potential applications in VR
• 🎮 Controlling the HoloTile can be done through hand gestures, a PlayStation controller, and walking on it
• 🚶 Marques tried and observed the HoloTile in training mode, noting potential for noise control and walking line precision improvement
• 🔬 HoloTile presents an engineering challenge in creating smaller and more numerous discs
• 👓 Using a VR treadmill can be disorienting but has potential for future development and improvement

Q&A

• How is the experience of using a VR treadmill described?

  Using a VR treadmill can be disorienting due to the disagreement between what you see and what your brain feels. Walking in a 3D environment using VR technology feels futuristic but is currently challenging and disorienting. However, there is potential for future development and improvement in VR technology.

• What potential does the HoloTile technology hold?

  The HoloTile technology involves gliding over ridges and aligning with discs. The future version will have smaller and more numerous discs, posing an engineering challenge for Disney. The inventor showcased its multiplayer and VR capabilities.

• Who is the inventor of the HoloTile and what capabilities did they showcase?

  The inventor, Lanny Smoot, has a rich history of patents at Disney and showcased the HoloTile's multiplayer and VR capabilities, posing an engineering challenge for creating smaller and more numerous discs.

• What was Marques' experience with the HoloTile?

  Marques tried the training mode on the HoloTile, gradually adjusted to full speed responsiveness, and noted room for improvement in noise control and walking line precision.

• How can the HoloTile be controlled?

  The HoloTile can be controlled using hand gestures, a PlayStation controller, and by walking on it. It offers real-time display of inputs and sensors, with potential applications in theme parks resembling a Star Wars experience.

• What is the HoloTile?

  The HoloTile is an experimental 360-degree treadmill with small spinning discs that support movement in any direction, especially in VR applications. It is still in the experimental phase and resembles small rotating blades to guide movement.

• What can the advanced animatronic robots at Disney Imagineering Labs do?

  The robots have an adaptive gait similar to Boston Dynamics Spot robot, can adapt to any terrain, interact with guests, and are filled with advanced technology.

• What kind of robots are created at Disney Imagineering Labs?

  Disney Imagineering Labs create advanced animatronic robots for theme parks and attractions using cutting-edge technology.

• 00:00 Disney Imagineering Labs create advanced robots for theme parks and attractions with cutting-edge technology. They also develop experimental unreleased tech like the HoloTile.
• 01:55 The HoloTile is an experimental 360-degree treadmill with small spinning discs to support movement in any direction, especially in VR applications. The discs are tilted, resembling small rotating blades, and can adjust to accommodate walking in any direction.
• 03:47 A demonstration of controlling a HoloTile using different methods like hand gestures, a PlayStation controller, and walking on it, with potential applications in theme parks. The experience is controlled using a chair and PlayStation controller, allowing freedom of movement and rotation.
• 05:49 Marques experiences walking on HoloTile, starting with training mode, gradually adjusting to full speed, and noting the potential for improvement in noise control and walking line precision.
• 07:59 The HoloTile technology presents an engineering challenge for creating smaller and more numerous discs. The inventor, Lanny Smoot, has a rich history of patents at Disney and showcased the HoloTile's multiplayer and VR capabilities.
• 09:44 The speaker tried a VR treadmill and found it disorienting, but sees potential for future development. The experience of walking in a 3D environment felt like the future, but currently, it's challenging and disorienting.