Bringing an Animatronic Thing to Life for Netflix
Building the “impossible” robot hand.
animatronics
How to Animate a Sloth Puppet
Kinetic artist Jim Polk created the mechanisms to animate a three-toed sloth puppet, giving it a head that can turn and eyes that blink.
Build an Animatronic Raven Kit
Animatronic Raven DIY Kit $255–$375, Mr. Chicken’s Prop Shop, chickenprops.com Pololu Mini Maestro Servo Controllers $30–$50, Pololu Robotics and Electronics, pololu.com Here’s an awesome small-batch kit that’s got all the hardware and feathers you need to assemble a well-articulated animatronic raven that would fit into any imagineer’s menagerie. Includes laser-cut acrylic chassis parts, vacuum-formed […]
Mechanical Monster Hands, Run for Your Lives!
How to make a working pair of giant monster hands and arm extenders for a costume.
Finding Jim Henson in Junk: Animatronic Bots Will Make You Smile
Using junk to build animatronic bots is whimsical and amusing. These cobbled-together bots are just filled with personality.
Animatronics Kits for Learning
I just stumbled across the Star★Bot animatronic platform kit out of the community of makers in Florida. It’s designed for kids to “create animatronic robots and learn microcontrollers, mechanics and papercraft.” Its Kickstarter campaign ends in a few hours! Pat Starace developed the kits at FamiLAB “Central Florida’s provider of space, tools, and community for creative technical learning and projects.” (All the organizers for the Orlando Mini Maker Faire met at FamiLAB.)
Inside the Art and Technology of Robot Combat League
Mark Setrakian’s presentation on the art and science behind Robot Combat League. See giant fighting robots go from concept to reality TV.
