Netflix needed a photogenic co‑star, but RoMeLa sees wider horizons. The Kid COSMO robot proves that compact, all‑in‑one BEAR actuators can power expressive limbs without hydraulic plumbing.

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in The Electric State. The final scene of the movie shows Cosmo — the cartoon-based robot whose body Christopher’s mind inhabited — being taken to the dump.

When Chris’ favorite Saturday morning cartoon show, Kid Cosmo, gets canceled, it’s merely the latest manifestation of growing anti-robot unrest in the human population.

The production designer and VFX supervisors discuss overcoming the design limitations of Cosmo, Herman, and Mr. Peanut with mechanical believability.

Students from MIT have developed a retrofuturistic kitchen robot that uses AI to look at the ingredients available and makes ...