it's certainly not Disney. The Wild Robot looks to be following in many of the same tonal footsteps as Wall-E, which isn't a bad thing given that 16-year-old film's stirring exploration of nature ...

Most four-wheeled robots would probably be stopped in their tracks by a high vertical obstacle like a wall, but that’s not the case for a recent Disney creation that can drive vertically up a wall.

The design was inspired by robots from pop culture like R2-D2 from "Star Wars" and Disney's "WALL-E." Chief operating officer Franck de Visme says BUDDY is especially helpful for children ...