Walt Disney Imagineering · Entertainment · 2023
Disney's autonomous interactive Star Wars droid character — short for 'Bipedal Dynamic Experiment.' Variants include OSKAR-7 (orange), BESH-27 (blue), GREK-17 (green), Red. Won the 2025 Thea Award for Technical Innovation. Roams Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland, Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Shanghai Disneyland. Debuts on screen in The Mandalorian and Grogu (May 2026). Patent filed October 2023 as 'walking robots.'
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos → Check price on Amazon →| Category | Entertainment |
| Sub-type | Theme Park Animatronic |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2023 |
| Origin | USA |
| Also known as | BD-X, Duckling Droid |
| Announced | 2023 |
| Released | 2024 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 600 × 350 mm |
| Weight | 12 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum + composite |
| Degrees of freedom | 12 |
| Battery life | 90 min |
| Camera | Eye-mounted vision system |
| Chipset | NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano |
| AI model | Disney Research autonomous behavior model (RL + Imitation) |
| Actuator type | Custom servo-driven (~$7,500 actuator package) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi |
| Use cases | Theme park entertainment, Brand activations, Live shows, Film production |
| Made in | USA |
