Via Metro
Daredevil Jonathan Trappe from Raleigh, NC decided to recreate Pixar's famous floating home, even putting himself inside the lightweight home. Check the via link below for the full story!
pixar
Pixar is a well known animation studio owned by Disney. Various movies they have produced are Toy Story, The Incredible and Finding Nemo. Pixar is best known for CGI-animated feature films created with RenderMan.
Singing Pup-ductions is working on a shot for shot recreation of Toy Story 3 in real life, which means they have to recreate all the sets from the film from scratch! The attention to detail is absolutely incredible; these Pixar fans didn't miss a thing. Check out photos from their version of Andy's room, his little sister's room, and the daycare below.
Via Alonso Martinez
Pixar technical director Alonso Martinez made this adorable little robot that's sure to give you the awwws. Described as a "desk companion," Mira is capable of tracking faces in order to play a game of peek-a-boo with the user. According to Martinez,
Mira is a desk companion that makes your life better one smile at a time. This project explores human robot interactivity and emotional intelligence. Currently Mira uses face tracking to interact with the users and loves playing the game “peek-a-boo”. As her understanding of the world and people's emotions get richer so will her ability to interact with people in a more meaningful way.
When Mira sees you during a game of peek-a-boo, she wobbles and chirps with excitement, which surely makes long days stuck at a desk easier. There's no word on whether or not Martinez plans to bring Mira to the consumer market, but if he does, you can bet I'll be first in line to buy one.
