While Technology is changing, The Disney Research Company has been working on projects that will one day see employee inside character costumes soon be replaced with state of the art Robots. This Technology/Robot, basically mirrors any interaction a Human does. It's type is called telepresence robot, it's remotely controlled by a nearby human. And this isn't the First time Disney has used such technology, anyone remember Push the talking trash can at Magic Kingdom, That would interact with Guest when they got near it? It was near Tomorrowland and a nearby cast member would be controlling the trash can.