A1000 Advanced Robotics | Walt Disney Imagineering 

I'm so glad the leader of the robot apocalypse is Hondo.

This looks amazing. That smooth, constant movement really transforms it from an "animatronic" to "actormatronic" feel.

The A1000 series is the most reliable audio-animatronic ever made. No A1000 has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, fool proof and incapable of error. - Hal A1000 Seriously, what an accomplishment! I thought the A100s were exciting.

Hondo basically an Immortal, He even outlived Luke Skywalker.

Wow. This is impressive, most impressive.

Well, this is just incredible! It is so impressive (and a little unnerving) to see how realistic they are becoming. I can not wait to see these around Galaxy's Edge and the wider Disney properties.

You're positive this isn't an actor? I'm convinced! Lol

Wow! I remember as a kid seeing a “real” dinosaur in Disney World and being told years later that it was a robot. But this is even more convincing than ever! What a time!

This is very realistic! Would love to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge one day!

Man the new FNaF game looks so good

Unbelievable. Bravo.

"come with me if you want to live" ahh animatronic 😭🙏

Amazing!

wow, I had no idea what the state of the art looked like. Amazingly smooth and complex motions

But will it “walk” ?????? If that can make Olaf walk around they should make Hondo Ohnaka walk around. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Ahhhh! I Love This Company! (^^)

wooah when I first saw images for Hondo I thought it was an actor in a suit that is amazing.

Hi from France. I would love to come in US to visit this place. My dream comes true because of your work, and you did great job. I don't have a lot of money and i hope i will save enough to come visit this park someday. But Thank you to make me dream now, you makes me happy to see that. I hope to see this in my life. Kiss from Paris.

Love the advanced tech - endless possibilities - wish the Pirate character design was nearly as inspiring.

Neat.

Spectacular, Disney would be proud.

if galaxy’s edge isn’t open in WDW by my visit October/November, i’ll cry!!

anyone know how can i find more videos like this?

* jealous skynet noises *

to join the imagineering design competition do you have to go to college take your general ed and then go to art school???

HONDOOOOO!!!!!

We have the chance to bring an iconic Star Wars character to life via animatronics... who do we choose? ... Hondo??? He does look cool though

Who can I write to in Disney Imagineering ? I have ideas for a carousel and a new Bugs Land at Animal Kingdom .

Okay, yeah, I'm gonna come down and ask for a job.

The A-1000, which suceeded the A-101 800 Series, but in the future, we'll see an AX model. 😏

Terminator begins . . .ahahaha

I bet that when the AI's rise up against humanity "Disney" will be like... Hay, we had nothing to do with it. BUT, this is the proof that "Disney" is in league with the AI's.

Has Disney even heard of fnaf?

Very impressive, the outfit is very Michael Jackson circa 1985 though.

Wouldn’t it be cheaper to have a real guy dressed up in costume than a super complicated robot?

I really want to be a Disney Imagineer who makes animatronics but I hope that I don't need to be a good artist for that because believe me I'm not.

Did you guys not watch Terminator? :|

Fnati irl

0:32? Why bother?

Seeing how complex that animatronic is, and after a thread from @JennyENicholson about animatronics, I'm just imagining everything that can go wrong with it and wondering how long before it's stuck in B-mode forever: twitter.com/JennyENicholson/status/1073166576076021761

I believe President Trump’s figure in Hall of Presidents is a A1000, his movements are very fluid and lifelike, very excited

FNaF

fake the second part looks gfx made not real

They literally have the same naming convention as skynet it's not even funny.

It’s cool bit the rockafire will always rule electronic animation

We are pirates...we don't even know what that means!

This is awesome. It's great to see the Imaginneers pulling from the Clone Wars, because it tells you that this is really aimed toward the hardcore Star Wars fans like myself rather than just the general public. And i can honestly say that I truly appreciate that notion. As someone who loves the Clone Wars and rebels, as well as Hondo (he's one of my favorite characters) this is so cool to see. They could've created a completely new character for the parks so as to not confuse people, but instead they pulled from the existing lore because they knew it would resonate with the fans. Well done to the imagineers

Very impressive. Glad to see such cutting edge technology used to bring one of my favorite Star Wars characters to life.

Yes! We want more Hondo Ohnaka!

HONDO!!! OH MY FORCE THIS IS AMAZING! I can't wait to see him in the park!

This is amazing - quite an exciting time for animatronics! I was a little worried to see him simply standing on his two feet (put your figures in context, as Mark Davis mastered, to avoid them looking like they're weirdly constricted to their condition of robots) but then I noticed he can bend his knee! It seems trivial but helps a lot already. I hope his eye movements will on point too. It's hard to tell from this very short glimpse, but it looks like he keeps his eyes still related to the head, while he should keep them still related to a virtual point outside the figure (where he looks at in reality). That does A LOT in the lifelikeness of a figure. Bottom line is: great job everyone, and sincerly thanks. You're making the magic.

A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

Lmao. I started the video, and the first 30 seconds looked promising so i was like "alright!" and released the lever on my office chair to lean back and hope for a good documentary.. and then it stopped. Haha. Anyway, have a good day.

For someone just waking up, this absolutely woke me up. Like... holy shit. This is incredibly smooth and lifelike? Wonderful work to the team who engineered him!!

I love Hondo and I’m so glad he’s gonna be in galaxys edge

Hondo never looked so good!

I need more behind the scenes animatronics like this!!!

Holy moly! Everytime I‘m riding a new Disney ride I think „There is no way the animatronics could move better“...and then a new videos pops out. 😅

AMAZING!!!

You are amazing and have inspired me with your work to hopefully become one of you someday.

This is impressive!

Amazing

Walt would definitely be proud! So incredibly life like.

And the first A1000 is our boy Hondo.

This is sick!

This is awesome I can’t believe Hondo is gonna be at Star Wars land

Will this channel be making regular videos or just videos every 6ish months?

Hold up - New disney youtube channel? awesome! now i can see all the tech without having to search for it in the og channel

I cant wait to meet him!

I would love to see these appear whenever Carousel of Progress gets a refurbishment.

WOW!!!!!!

Commander Hondo, the time has come. Execute Order 66… Yes, my mouse lord.

I'm convinced that disney is actually secretly some years ahead in technology of everyone else in the world.

We're almost at Westworld style robots

Why is there only ONE video for WDI???

Anyone else getting some disturbing Westworld vibes right now?

Hondo !!!!!!!

ever heard of the saying, "there are some really 'nice' things in life i don't like to have!" ?

Walt Disney as a robot

That is amazing how us humans are capable of doing amazing things like this well horizons was right and remember #bringbackhorizons and #findbuzzy

Why does this character look like an alien version of Jack Sparrow?

If there are an infinite number of possible alternate universes, then at least out there in some of them Disney never ruined Star Wars.

Elon Musk has left the chat.

Don't let this distract you from Disney's blatant refusal and manipulation of the copyright law. The moment the mouse is in the public domain, I'm drawing and printing photos of him doing unspeakable things to orphanages.