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