Nvidia, Google DeepMind, and Disney Partner to Power Next-Gen Entertainment Robots
Nvidia unveils Newton, a physics engine for robotics, in collaboration with Google DeepMind and Disney.
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Nvidia, Google DeepMind, and Disney Partner to Power Next-Gen Entertainment Robots
Nvidia is collaborating with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop Newton, a physics engine to simulate robotic movements in real-world settings, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at GTC 2025 on Tuesday. Image:Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Disney will be among the first to use Newton to power its next-generation entertainment robots, like the Star Wars-inspired BDX droids — one of which waddled onstage next to Huang during his Tuesday keynote. Nvidia plans to release an early, open source version of Newton later in 2025. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang debuts Groot N1, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, in Disney’s BDX Droids at GTC 2025 pic.twitter.com/irGUmhygjc For years, Disney has pitched the idea of bringing these Star Wars-inspired robots to its parks around the world. There have been several controlled demos of the droids, most recently at SXSW 2025. Now — thanks in part to Newton, presumably — Disney feels the tech is ready and plans to showcase the r…