Agility has a factory in Oregon, where the robots are produced and programmed. Tim Smith, a spokesperson for Agility, told The Post the Digit 4 “is the only humanoid robot currently working in warehouses and factories today.” Because the Digit v4 is built to match a human body, factories do not need to be reconfigured to accommodate them. How productive are the robots? “By the end of [2025],” said Smith, “commercially deployed Digit robots will have moved roughly 140,000” of the plastic bins. Olaf, Created by Walt Disney Imagineering Some humanoids work in factories; others perform tasks at home. Olaf brings to life the character of the same name from the Disney movie “Frozen,” and is designed to keep people amused and engaged. Olaf does this not only through motion, but by talking and actually holding up its end of a conversation. This is especially cool when you consider that some Disney characters – including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck – communicate through body language. Olaf not only talks, but he does it in the voice of the movie character he is representing, which starts to make the bot more human than human. Amazingly, the self-walking Olaf was created in mere months by Walt Disney Imagineering, the company’s design and development lab. The creators of Olaf used reinforced learning to create a robot that acts like a cartoon character. Courtesy of Walt Disney Imagineering “The team used a branch of artificial intelligence called reinforcement learning,” said Kyle Laughlin, senior vice president of R&D technology and engineering for Walt Disney. “It’s a process through which the robot practices in its environment but also figures out thousands of movements through streamlined computer simulations.” Then there is the realistic look of Olaf’s “snow” on its body which, said Laughlin, “moves differently than the hard shells of other robotic characters, and he can fully articulate his mouth, eyes, and removable carrot nose and arms. Olaf creates, said Laughlin, “a truly one-of-a-kind experience.” Olaf is about 35 inches tall, weighs 33 pounds and is about to begin interacting with guests on March 29 at Disneyland Paris, but prototypes have already set the internet ablaze, with fans posting takes on the snowman’s signature lines to him, such as writing: “Olaf, I need a warm hug.” Filed under