Posted Jun 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM UTCAYoutubeThe robots have come for our Muppets.As part of giving its Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster attraction at Hollywood Studios a Muppets makeover (goodbye, Aerosmith) Walt Disney World imagineers created an audio-animatronic version of Scooter. To ensure the robot moved like a puppet they used a motion capture studio to record the actual Muppets’ movements performed by a puppeteer.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Andrew Liszewski
The robots have come for our Muppets.
As part of giving its Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster attraction at Hollywood Studios a Muppets makeover (goodbye, Aerosmith) Walt Disney World imagineers created an audio-animatronic version of Scooter. To ensure the robot moved like a puppet they used a motion capture studio to record the actual Muppets’ movements performed by a puppeteer. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgV4XesxZh8]
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