Disney Research News

Disney researchers have designed a speech recognition system for kids that can sort through overlapping speech, side talk and creative pronunciations of young children, allowing them to control a video game character.

A new 3D technique developed by Disney Research can capture the crucial yet subtle details of the eyes with just a single facial scan or even a single photo.

The Disney team created a model that takes the underlying facial anatomy and skin thickness into account. 

The technique called 'EM-Sense' takes advantage of the body's natural electrical conductivity to detect whether a person is touching an electrical or electromechanical device.

Augmented Reality (AR) holds unique and promising potential to bridge between real-world activities and digital experiences.

The researchers designed and built two four-legged robots using the design system and found that the overall motions of the prototypes were consistent with the behaviours predicted by their simulation.

Now children can see their favourite characters that they draw and colour on a colouring book come alive in 3D augmented reality thanks to a new app by Disney Research.

Scientists have shown that a network of energy-harvesting sensor nodes equipped with on-board cameras can determine each camera's pose and location using optical cues, an advance that could be used in home security and infrastructure monitoring.