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THE CHARACTER WORKSHOP

Give movement
a little meaning.

Make a curious look, a friendly hello, or a sleepy pause. Change timing and size, watch the curves, then take your clip into the BDX-R lessons.

ANIMATION STUDIO / NO ROBOT REQUIREDA small gesture. A clear intention.
Rest2D CHARACTER STUDYHead, timing & intention
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DIRECT THE PERFORMANCE

Exports four semantic channels at 60 samples/sec in degrees. Desktop files need your calibrated joint map before simulation. Hold and linear modes demonstrate discontinuities.
head yaw deg 0.0°head pitch deg 0.0°head roll deg 0.0°neck pitch deg 0.0°
Original Gubi Labs teaching animation, inspired by animation principles. This schematic exaggerates the visual effect; it is not BDX-R geometry, a balance simulation, or a motor controller. The eyes move together to illustrate head yaw; the physical BDX-R has no independent eye joint. Export before leaving; studio edits are not saved automatically. Follow the timing lab

From a gesture to your robot.

Seven guided modules, an offline clip checker, a named-joint MuJoCo preview, an event-driven behavior exercise, and a physical performance test plan.

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Make movement mean something

Animatronics, animation principles, and a character of your own.

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Keyframes, curves, and timing

Author your first clip, then measure what you asked the joints to do.

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Attention, gaze, and little reactions

Build a responsive character without starting with computer vision.

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Put your gesture on BDX-R

Joint names, axes, neutral poses, and an honest MuJoCo preview.

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Give the walk a character

Contact phases, animation references, and a controller that can follow them.

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Build a small performance system

Background motion, triggered gestures, operator control, and clean interruptions.

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Your robot, with a personality

Commission a small repertoire and prove that the performance is repeatable.

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Start the animation labs after the digital workshop. Return to physical playback only after commissioning. Disney papers are linked in the lessons; these exercises are independent Gubi Labs adaptations, not Disney software or an affiliation.