NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang shared the GTC 2026 stage with a rather unusual guest: a real-life, free-roaming version of Disney’s Olaf. This walking snowman is a major demonstration of the collaboration between NVIDIA and Disney Research, utilising the jointly-developed, open-source Newton physics engine to animate characters in the real world. It represents a significant leap from the earlier concepts we’ve been tracking, moving from pure simulation to a physical robot that is well and truly ready for its theme park debut. Olaf Deconstructed: Disney's Snowman is a Robotics Marvel
