We get up close with a robotic Groot, SpaceX has a successful astronaut launch and cryptocurrency prices tumble. This is your Daily Crunch for April 23, 2021.
The big story: Meet Disney Imagineering’s new robot
Disney Imagineering’s Project Kiwi represents a real robotics milestone — a free-walking robot that seems to fully capture the personality of the original character. In this case, the original is Groot, the beloved tree character from “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
I’m not just saying that based on the demo video, either. Matthew Panzarino has seen Project Kiwi in person and reports:
The pint-sized character has …
