Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. Cartwheel, a new 3D animation company founded by OpenAI scientist Andrew ...

Animation has come a long way since the days of Walt Disney. Not very long ago, creating high-quality animation would have required massive studio spaces, large teams, and loads of money. And while ...

Used by over 100,000 users, Motifect helps creators and studios generate 3D character motion from text prompts for production workflows. Motifect exists to make high-quality motion something you can ...

The landscape of animation has undergone a significant shift in 2024, with AI-powered tools at the forefront of this change. These innovative applications have opened up new possibilities for ...

But it’s not just filmmakers driving this shift. Indie game developers want to prototype characters and worlds in hours, not weeks. TikTok and social media creators are looking to animate original ...

Animating a 3D character from scratch is generally both laborious and expensive, requiring the use of complex software and motion capture tools. Cartwheel wants to make simple animations as easy as ...

Wonder Dynamics made a strong opening play in AI-enhanced visual effects, providing tools animators and filmmakers actually find useful — and earning the startup a prompt acquisition by Autodesk.

The demand for flexible digital assets continues to grow in the interactive media industry. Ready-to-use 3D assets are important for game developers, filmmakers, and AR creators. These resources ...

AI animation startup Cartwheel announced that it raised $10 million in a new round of funding, while releasing to the public its first AI-driven 3D character animation tools. The new round of funding ...

Reallusion launched AI Studio, a production platform that pairs its iClone 3D animation tools with ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 to give filmmakers spatial precision that text-prompt-only AI video ...

Blender is shaping modern creative pipelines as 3D animation software becomes faster and more specialized. In 2026, many tools deliver stronger viewport performance optimization, handling massive ...