Much has been made of STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) recently, so it's no surprise that Disney picked up on the trend. What is surprising is that they've made it beyond cool. The movie's heroes are a group of so-called technology nerds who are part of a special college engineering program where they turn their technological dreams into reality. Rather than dream about what could be, they actually make it. Throughout the film we see GoGo Tomago develop a bike with magnetic-levitation technology that can also be used as a weapon, and Hiro actually uses a 3D printer to create Baymax's suit of armor. These teenage heroes may be the first animated members of the maker movement.
