This was done by Disney Research http://www.disneyresearch.com/ http://www.disneyresearch.com/ . A lot of their work relates to robotics and display technology,

This was done by Disney Research http://www.disneyresearch.com/ http://www.disneyresearch.com/ . A lot of their work relates to robotics and display technology, as well as user input. I suppose the idea is that this kind of thing could be ultimately used for entertainment robots and exhibits like they have in the theme parks, or possibly movie special effects.