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Walt Disney Imagineering is a robotics company founded 1952, based in United States, developing 3 robots primarily in the Humanoid category.
Advanced animatronics and robotic figures for themed entertainment
The Lux Machine builds animatronic and robotic figures for themed entertainment, including Disney-style show figures and stunt robotics. Publicly cited projects include Stuntronics and the Na'vi Shaman for Walt Disney Imagineering, as well as broader automatronics/animatronics work for parks and attractions.
Company facts
- HQ
- Burbank, United States
- Founded
- 1952 · 74 yrs
- Website
- theluxmachine.com
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Trusted by
- Walt Disney Imagineeringsites.disney.com ↗
Milestones
Disney publicly highlighted Stuntronics, an untethered robotic stunt system developed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
TechCrunch reported on Disney's Na'vi Shaman animatronic as one of its most advanced figures.
Press coverage
- Disney showed us the inner workings of its Avatar robot and it's just incredible
TechCrunch · Jul 2017
- Stuntronics
Walt Disney Imagineering
- Na'vi Shaman - ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
Active products by Walt Disney Imagineering
3 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na'vi Shaman | Humanoid | Height 2.74 m·Weight 170 kg | 2017 | AA | |
| 2 |  | Automatronics | Hospitality | Top speed 1.4 m/s | 2016 | A |
| 3 |  | Stuntronics | Humanoid | Height 1.75 m·Weight 90 kg | 2018 | A |
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