When you believe of Disney animation , you in all probability picture cartoon drawn either by hand or computing machine . You probably do n’t think of piffling light - up robots that zip up around a tabletop to make dot - matrix designs . But that ’s on the dot what Disney Research came up with inDisplay Swarm , a inquiry undertaking that makes an recreate display out of mini machinelike pixels .
The small two - wheeled robots stick magnetically to a metal surface , while their red , immature , and blue LEDs can clear up across a vast palette of colors . A suspended tv camera tells the electronic computer controlling the pixel where each dot is located , and the small scooters coordinate to shape each image loaded into the computer .
The team determine out to investigate how to make visually - appealing imagery with a very special bit of picture element , as well as studying how to make automaton zoom around severally without colliding . The event is admittedly very low - resolution . But it ’s just plain fun watching these small guys zip around . And that ’s the point : asproject lead Dr. Paul Beardsley say Wired , “ what motivated our piece of work is that we need to make a video display that really grabs the attention . ”
Indeed , if a minor ( or an adult for that topic ) mosey up and plucks one of the pixelbots out of the raiment , the presentation keep going , the stay dots filling in for their missing comrade . The result is even lower resolve — but infinitely more playful feeling than even the most glaring hi - def television . [ Disney ResearchviaWired ]
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