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<h2 id="notable-works">Notable works</h2> <p><a href="/facts/BB-8/k5qRebh3">BB-8</a> was a physical prop developed by Disney Research,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> created by special effects artist <a href="/facts/Neal_Scanlan/YedADJYk">Neal Scanlan</a>. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Disney portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Walt_Disney_Imagineering/0pHsb8UV">Walt Disney Imagineering</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.disneyresearch.com/">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://d23.com/disney-a-to-z/disney-research">Disney Research</a> at <a href="/facts/Disney_A_to_Z/z1ByKDcH">Disney A to Z</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Tully, Jessica (May 28, 2013). "Disney Research Pittsburgh scientists are aiming for human-like robots". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130806011435/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/technology/disney-research-pittsburgh-scientists-are-aiming-for-human-like-robots-689388/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130806011435/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/technology/disney-research-pittsburgh-scientists-are-aiming-for-human-like-robots-689388/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Disney is closing its research lab in Cambridge". Boston Globe. February 11, 2016. <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/innovation/2016/02/11/disney-is-closing-its-research-lab-in-cambridge" target="_blank">https://www.boston.com/news/innovation/2016/02/11/disney-is-closing-its-research-lab-in-cambridge</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Hackett, Robert (May 26, 2015). "Disney just developed the most adorable walking robot". Fortune. Retrieved July 23, 2015. <a href="http://fortune.com/2015/05/26/disney-walking-robot/" target="_blank">http://fortune.com/2015/05/26/disney-walking-robot/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>