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Similar to the GuardBot being tested by the US marines, it rolls forwards and backwards using a mechanism consisting of a pendulum attached to a fixed axis that causes the robot to move when the pendulum tilts, similar to a hamster moving in a ball. Just to be clear, by puppeteering, Abrams means that there was a crew remotely controlling the robot off-camera, but it is fully-functioning robot, rather than a puppet with wires being physically moved to create realistic action.īB8 is a spherical ball-shaped robot with a head that looks like an overturned bowl. 'We talked originally about how to best have BB8 in the film and there were a lot of discussions about how having a CG BB8 would be so much easier for shooting, but we also knew it would better for the film, for the actors, for the sets, for the look of it if it were performed, and Neal Scanlan and his unbelievable team built and puppeteered it for the movie,' Abrams said during a Q&A session at the Star Wars Celebration fan convention in Anaheim, California on 16 April. LucasFilmīut for the latest sequel in the long-running saga, JJ Abrams chose not to use this method, but to create a robot from scratch that is remotely controlled by an operator and can perform specific commands. If BB-8 isn't the most popular Christmas present with children since the Furby I'll eat my Jedi robe.

Instal the new for ios Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens