ANAHEIM, CA — Disneyland park guests may soon be waved into the park's Pixar Pals parking garage by AI-powered "Cars" robots.
The new parking aides were showcased during the Disney Accelerator Demo Day event on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
According to Disney, the robotic parking assistants were developed to look like Pixar characters from the 2006 "Cars" and 2008 "Wall-E" animated films.
The robots were shown during a 30-minute video detailing the creation of the assistants that was screened at the event.
"Imagine if a character from Cars or robots from Wall-E direct you where to park when you arrive," Disney Experiences Senior Vice President Gary Daniels said in the video. "The work we are doing now is a great way to see how the robots function and, as important, how people respond."
According to the company, Walt Disney Imagineers have been working with the Irvine-based FieldAI engineering company to develop the robots.
It was not immediately known when the robots would debut at Disneyland.
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