On Monday, Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang underscored the massive potential of robotics while unveiling a real-world AI-powered &#34;Olaf&#34; in partnership with the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) at GTC 2026.



<h2>Nvidia, Disney Bring ‘Frozen' Character Olaf To Life With AI</h2>



At its annual GTC conference in San Jose, California, Nvidia showcased a collaboration with Disney that turned Olaf — the beloved snowman from &#34;Frozen&#34; — into a real, free-roaming robot.



The cheerful character made a surprise onstage appearance alongside Huang ahead of its debut at Disneyland Paris on March 29.



Developed by Disney's Imagineering R&amp;D team, the robot can walk independently and interact with its surroundings.



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<h2>Powered By AI, Simulation And Nvidia Chips</h2>



The robotic Olaf runs on Nvidia hardware and was trained using advanced simulation tools. Disney built a GPU-accelerated physics simulator called Kamino using Nvidia's Warp framework, which integrates into the Newton physics engine.



Newton, an open-source platform co-developed with Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google DeepMind and Disney Research, enables high-performance robotic simulations.



These systems help Olaf manage heat and minimize noise, while also allowing other robots, like Disney's BDX droids, to navigate complex environments.



<h2>‘A $50 Trillion Industry': Huang's Big Robotics Bet</h2>



During the keynote, Huang also spoke about the scale of the opportunity.



&#34;Robotics, $50 trillion industry in manufacturing,&#34; he said, adding that Nvidia has spent a decade building foundational computing systems for robotics.



&#34;We are integrated with, working with literally every single company that we know of building robots,&#34; Huang added, noting that more than 100 robotic systems were showcased at the event.



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Price Action: NVDA shares closed at $183.19, up 1.63% on Monday and slipped 0.22% to $182.78 in after-hours trading, according to Benzinga Pro.



Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings indicate that NVDA is showing weakness across short, medium and long-term trends, even as its Growth score stands in the 97th percentile.



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At GTC 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the $50 trillion potential of the robotics industry while unveiling an AI-powered Olaf robot created in collaboration with Disney. The robot, which can walk and interact, will debut at Disneyland Paris on March 29. Nvidia's technology underpins the robot's capabilities, showcasing the company's extensive work in robotics. Following the announcement, Nvidia shares rose 1.63% but dipped slightly in after-hours trading.

- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed a collaboration with Disney, showcasing a real-world AI-powered robot of the character Olaf from "Frozen" at the GTC 2026 conference.  
- The robot, developed by Disney's Imagineering team, operates autonomously and interacts with its environment, set to debut at Disneyland Paris on March 29.  
- Huang emphasized the vast potential of robotics as a $50 trillion industry while highlighting Nvidia's extensive involvement in building foundational computing systems for robotics.

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Jensen Huang Calls Robotics A '$50 Trillion Industry' As Nvidia And Disney Bring 'Frozen' Character 'Olaf' To Life At GTC 2026