3. INTRODUCTION
Animatronics is a combination
of animation and electronics
• Basically, animatronics is a mechanized puppet.
• It may be preprogrammed or controlled by
remote.
4. HISTORY
One of the ancient
animatronics
One of the modern
animatronics
The father of medieval
architecture, Leonardo daVinci
designed and built the
Automata Lion
The father of modern era
animatronics, Walt Disney
designed and built the Tiki Bird at
Disney Land
5. CREATION
There are 8 main steps involved in creation of Animatronics
1. Designing
2. Sculpting
3. Mold making
4. Armature fabrication
5. Costuming
6. Programming
7. Assembling
8. Movement
8. Applications
• They are mainly used in the field of Entertainment.
• They are used in Disney land.
• For bomb diffusion in armed forces.
• They can be employed in surveillance.
• To replace live animals in films.
• They are also used in Medical field to do real surgeries.
9. Advantages
These can be controlled and used according to
our guidelines.
It can be used irrespective of time and place .
They remain as it is for long years, so we can
utilize them effectively.
Gives the real life experience.
Use to train soldiers for danger operations.
It is very close to reality.
10. Disadvantages
It requires many special skills and lot of
technical knowledge.
It is very costly process.
It takes lot of time to build.
It is very complex process.
More difficult to repair.
Power usage is more.
11. CONCLUSION
On the whole, creating a good animatronic figure that
is able to perform constantly without fail requires
many special skills.
Animatronics has now developed as a career which
may require combined talent in Mechanical
Engineering , Sculpting / Casting , Control
Technologies , Electrical / Electronics etc.
