Animatronics are not always just about making creatures or robots......sometimes they are necessary to allow a director to CUT OFF A HAND!http://youtu.be/6vE3gvrNfxwPartnering with the amazing special makeup effects studio Cosmesis and th...
James Bond.Stirling Mallory Archer (codename: Duchess).We love secret agents.The romance of exotic locations, the excitement of the chase, the awesome gadgets.So we have created a Top Secret Agent animatronic!Your own Top Agent t...
We are finding that more and more students, kids, parents, people from nearly all age groups want to be involved in some kind of animatronic. Some want to play with animatronic robotic eyes, some want an arm, some a hand, and some want a whole robot....
The human hand is one of the most complex appendages in the world. At least 29 small bones, 34 muscles, and about 123 ligaments. Now replicate that with a robotic hand.Simple?There have been thousands of designs of “robot” hands spanning cent...
This could be anything from a small project involving an android with only a few motions to a large android having many motions and autonomy.A perfect example is a small museum with big wishes for an android copy of Abraham Lincoln.This is t...
Ever since Douglas Englebart developed the fist mouse prototype in 1963, people have tried to find better ways to interact with computers. Nearly 50 years later, almost all work done on a computer is still done with a mouse.Of course, it would be...
The world is always changing.So is the enormous field of robotics.Not long ago you were privileged to have an MIT handyboard or a Turtle or maybe even a sumo-bot project in your hands. Saying these words a few years ago to most crowds would c...
When I see this I think of cool models, maybe some sets, maybe some small artifacts from Star Wars or Runaway or maybe Blade Runner that I might be lucky enough to collect.Being a part of the worldwide special effects industry I have had some ama...
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