Imagineer Morgan Pope Uses Electromagnetism to Spark Emotions

Most people probably think of robots as cold and calculating, but for Morgan Pope they can be a tool for generating emotions.

As a research scientist at Disney Research in Glendale, Calif., Pope designs robots for the entertainment giant’s theme parks. But working as an Imagineer, as Disney’s researchers are known, requires both in-depth knowledge of the latest technologies and an instinctive sense of “magic.”