The laws of physics apply everywhere. ⚛️ Co-developed by... NVIDIA, Google DeepMind and Disney Research, Walt Disney Imagineering, the new Newton Beta, managed by the The Linux Foundation, now also runs with Isaac Lab and with MuJoCo Warp, which delivers warp speed for robot learning. Learn how to train a quadruped and simulate multiphysics in our tech blog. 🔗 #CoRL2025show more

For all the MuJoCo fans: MimicKit now supports Newton... / MuJoCo Warp! Fast, lightweight MuJoCo physics with Warp acceleration. Coming up: God's physics engineshow more

[News] 🚨⚠️ CLOSER LOOK AT OLAF ROBOT FOR DISNEY... ADVENTURE WORLD! ➡️ Walt Disney Imagineering unveils its most advanced autonomous character : the new Olaf robot, featured also in the series We Call It Imagineering. The robot will premiere for the opening of World of Frozen in 2026! ➡️ This video was taken during the Disney Adventure World Press event. A couple of details we learned : ➖ Fully electric next-gen platform with free-roaming capability ➖ 41 actuated motions enabling high-fidelity facial animation ➖ Soft, deformable exterior and animation-accurate motion design focused on believability ➖ “Deep Reinforcement Learning and Newton-based simulation for movement training” ➖ Tech collaborations with NVIDIA and Google DeepMind. ➡️ A major step forward for autonomous character robotics in the parks, another brilliant work done by #Imagineering ! #DisneylandParis [FULL VIDEO HERE :show more

NEW: Walt Disney Imagineering recently went on a research... trip to Arizona for the Cars-themed area coming to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The team rented off-road vehicles to experience the terrain and create an authentic experience with the new rally race attraction.show more

Newton 1.0 is now generally available. 🙌 Take robot... learning to the next level with: 🤖 Stable Articulated & Complex Mechanism Simulation – accurate, reliable machine modeling. 🖐️ High-Fidelity Hydroelastic Contact Modeling – realistic soft contact and touch-based interactions. 🧵 Deformable Body Simulation – simulate cables, cloth, rubber, and other elastic materials with VBD. ⚡ Accelerated Robot Learning at Scale – seamless integration with open simulation and learning frameworks, NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab for scalable workflows. Learn how to integrate this open-source physics engine into your workflow: #NVIDIAGTCshow more

BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO OF WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING TESTING STARK FLIGHT... LAB FOR DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE! 🚨show more

#NVIDIAIsaac Sim 5.0 and Isaac Lab 2.2 are now... available in early developer preview on Github. 🎉 These releases give #Robotics developers early access to cutting-edge tools to simulate, train, and validate robots in a physics-based simulation environment. What’s new? ✅Open-source ✅Extensions for synthetic data generation ✅Robot models Read the tech blog to learn more ➡️ #GTCParis #VivaTechshow more

The wait is over. 🥁 NVIDIA Isaac Sim 5.0... and Isaac Lab 2.2 are now generally available. Dive in and start to simulate, train, and validate your AI-powered robots with these new key features: ⚡ Instant GPU access via NVIDIA Brev 🤖 3D #GaussianSplatting with NVIDIA Omniverse NuRec libraries 📈 Policy evaluation in Isaac Lab and more. Get started 👉 #NVIDIARobotics #SIGGRAPH2025show more

We got to play test the new Buzz Lightyear’s... Space Ranger Spin with Walt Disney Imagineering yesterday. It’s very similar to the newer versions of the rides in Shanghai and Hong Kong (and likely what’s coming to Tokyo).show more

Join the Walt Disney Imagineering Ride team as they... take you inside the Stark Flight Lab, plus see some sneak peeks of what’s to come in the latest episode of We Call It Imagineering. 📺 ✨ Watch the full episode now:show more

Bringing new meaning to the word NeRD at #CoRL2025.... 🤓 Neural Robot Dynamics (NeRD) bridges the sim-to-real gap with a hybrid of neural modeling and analytical simulation, unlocking zero-shot transfer and continuous learning loops for optimal robotics training. Read more & try it in Newton 🤖show more

Jump into Hyperspace with the Walt Disney Imagineering Ride... team as they take you inside Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run with a sneak peek of what’s to come in the latest episode of We Call It Imagineering.show more

Go behind-the-scenes with John Stamos and The Muppets Studio... Creative Director, Dani Iglesias, for a look at the all-new Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Walt Disney World in Florida. Watch the latest Disney+ Insider now on Disney+.show more

In our latest blog post, we detail our use... of NVIDIA Isaac Lab to train our highly capable hydraulic hands to perform cutting edge manipulation tasks, first in simulation, and ultimately in reality. Learn more: #AI #Humanoid #GeneralPurposeRobots #SanctuaryAI #NVIDIA #GTC25show more

Maleficent, The Mistress of Evil has cursed Walt Disney... Imagineering & Disney TVA's Passholder Magnets with her image. 🐦‍⬛ Redesing by Asia Ellington ("Primos") and Paul Rudish ("Mickey Mouse"). Available on EPCOT: Creations Shop from May 14 - July 31 #SleepingBeauty #Maleficentshow more

Generalist robot policies need a benchmark that works across... any robot and any policy. 🦾 Introducing RoboLab, a high‑fidelity simulation benchmark built on NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse to evaluate generalist robot policies in diverse, photoreal, physics‑based environments. Coming soon to the NVIDIA Isaac Lab‑Arena roadmap for large‑scale, robotic policy evaluation. 📖 #NationalRoboticsWeekshow more

A new era has arrived. 🚀 Warp Chain 💫... has recently launched their own L1, powered by AvaCloud. Coming soon ➡️ They’ll be opening a node license sale - an opportunity for users to help secure and support the network. More details coming soon and be sure to also follow Warp Foundation 💫 & Warp Catalyst 💫 to stay up-to-date. 🔺show more

The sweetest memory ❤️✨Join the Walt Disney Imagineering Ride... team as they take you inside some of your favorite attractions with sneak peeks of what’s to come in the latest episode of We Call It Imagineering 📺show more

$NVDA announced Isaac GR00T which is its first open... humanoid robot reference design for robotics research. The nearly 6-foot humanoid runs on Unitree hardware, Sharpa hands, Jetson Thor compute and Nvidia Isaac software.show more