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Meet the Teams Building a Better Future with Star Wars: Force for Change
Disney, Lucasfilm, and FIRST® teamed up earlier this year to launch Build the Future powered by Star Wars: Force for Change; teams from around the world submitted their stories of science, technology, leadership, and perseverance to create a brighter future for everyone. StarWars.com is thrilled to highlight three out-of-this-galaxy teams from the campaign: Lunatecs from New […]
How a Star Wars Fan Created a New Droid for Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi
This is the new droid you’re looking for. KP-1 — an astromech consisting of three distinct, modular sections that form a cone shape — made his debut in Obi-Wan Kenobi Part V. Only he wasn’t created by the Lucasfilm Art Department. He doesn’t come from the comics or another form of media. And he’s not […]
Amazon’s Astro Is a Robot Without a Cause
It’s the company’s first foray into mobile robots for the home, and likely not its last.
Galactic Builders Kicks Off Season 2, Celebrating Star Wars and STEM
Force For Change // SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Watch the first episode of the new season, featuring creators from Lucasfilm and FIRST robotics teams, now! Lucasfilm and Disney have once again teamed up with the global robotics community FIRST® for a second season of Galactic Builders powered by Star Wars: Force for Change, debuting today on the Star […]
Meet the Winners of the 2021 FIRST® Global Innovation Awards Powered by Star Wars: Force for Change
The winners of the 11th annual FIRST® Global Innovation Awards powered by Star Wars: Force for Change are true rebel heroes. In this year’s sports and fitness-themed season, Disney and Lucasfilm teamed-up once again with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a robotics community, to inspire the next generation of diverse creators, […]
Deepfakes: Microsoft and others in big tech are working to bring authenticity to videos, photos
If you want people to trust the photos and videos your business puts out, it might be time to start learning how to prove they haven’t been tampered with.
The Dog Poodemic Is Here. Call in the Dung-Hunting Drones
Lockdown puppy madness has left sidewalks littered with feces. Robots that scan and scoop can help.