This technology takes robotics one step further by getting inspiration from the chemo-physical movements of the ingenious locomotion of the Chinese rice grasshopper and adds an aesthetic value to it.

There’s something other-worldly about the robot. It’s honestly refreshing, as so much of the competition has offered similar aesthetic visions for humanoids: dark, sterile, even apocalyptic.

Universal premiered the second trailer for "The Wild Robot" (DreamWorks, September 27) at the Annecy Animation Festival on ...