

Tiny robots, big chaos, and kids who definitely didn't read the terms of service.
Minibots follows three young geniuses at a summer robotics camp. Their creation of sentient mini robots leads to chaos and heartwarming moments as they race against time to protect their playful but troublemaking Minibots from a powerful tech company determined to take control of these remarkable inventions.
Direction
Tony Bancroft brings that Mulan-era Disney energy to indie animation.
Practical Effects
Minibot designs somehow make soda can robots look adorable, not janky.

Director
Tony Bancroft
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bancroft co-directed Mulan, so this is basically what happens when a Disney veteran goes feral with indie budget constraints.
The Minibots' sentience 'accident' mirrors real anxieties about emergent AI behavior— except way cuter and with more pratfalls.