Animatronics uses electronics and mechanics to create lifelike animated puppets. Walt Disney pioneered the use of animatronics in the 1950s for films and later at Disney theme parks. The creation of animatronic figures involves designing, sculpting, mold making, building an armature, costuming, and programming the figure to synchronize motion and sound. Disney further advanced animatronics with the Enchanted Tiki Room in 1963, which used pneumatic actuators and digital controls to animate singing bird figures. Modern animatronics production requires skills in electronics, mechanics, sculpting, and programming to bring animated creatures to life.

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A seminar presentation on
ANIMATRONICS
Presented By:-
B.Ramakrishna
11621A0409

3. ANIMATION
ELECTRONICS
ANIMATRONICS

4. •Animatronics is a mechanized
puppet. It may be preprogrammed
or remotely controlled.
•The animatronics may perform
movements or it may be incredibly
versatile.

5. This concept was developed for Disney studios, used in
1954 film version 20,000 leagues under the sea.
First use Audio-Animatronics was for walt Disney’s
Enchanted Tiki Room in Disneyland,which open in June
1963
Walt and WED knew that this pneumatic system could
not be sufficiently handle then Digital programming
was devised.
Wathel and Marc Davis developed « arm lift action »

6. WALT DISNEY'S ENCHANTED TIKI
ROOM,1963
first use of Audio-Animatronics.
using digital controls.
Tones were recorded onto tape, which on playback
would cause a metal reed to vibrate.
The vibrating reed would close a circuit and thus
operate a relay.
The relay sent a pulse of energy (electricity) to the
figure's mechanism which would cause a pneumatic valve
to operate, which resulted in the action, like the
opening of a bird's beak.
At air pressure.

7. THEME PARKS AND
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Analog programming.
New "analog system" involved the use of voltage
regulation.
All individual actions were then rerecorded onto a
single reel--up to ten actions, each activated by a
different tone, could be combined onto a single reel.

8. Electronics is used in doing programming
of these animated creatures.
It is done by controlling the voltage
regulation.
It is also done by embedded
microcontroller.

9. Animatronics puppet that is animated by means
of electromechanical devices.
Actuators are responsible for various facial
movements.
Electronics and software provides
synchronization of sound and motion.

10.  Step 1: Designing
 Step2:Sculpting
 Step 3: Mold making
 Step 4: Armature Fabrication
 Step 5: Costuming
 Step 6: Programming

11. Put it on paper.
Build a maquette (miniature model or primary
model).
Build a full-size sculpture.
Create a mold (from the sculpture) and cast
the body.
Build the animatronic components.
Put it all together.
Test it and work out any bugs.

12. PUT IT ON PAPER

13. DESIGNING
Client and the company developing
the animatronics decide what the
character will be, its appearance
total number of moves, quality of
moves, and what each specific move
will be. Budgets ,time lines etc.

14. SCULPTING
Converting two-dimensional ideas into
three-dimensional forms.
This team can work from photos,
artwork, videos, models, statuettes and
similar likenesses.

15. MOLD MAKING
This department creates the molds
that will ultimately produce the
character skins.
Molds can be soft or hard, single or
multiple pieces, and reusable or non-
reusable.
 After the mold is finished and cured,
it is ready for skin making. Fiberglass
shells are simultaneously being laid up
to
form the body and limb shapes.

16. ARMATURE
FABRICATION
Each individual part requires a
custom design and fabrication.
Each of the robot’s movement axis
point must have an industrial rated
bearing to provide action and long
life.
 The technicians select those
components carefully in order to
ensure the durability and long life.

17. BUILD A FULL-SIZE

18. COSTUMING
 The outfit has to allow for easy acces to the
character’s operating mechanisms. It must
also “look” normal after movement has
taken place.
 The costume must be designed to provide
hundreds or thousands of operations
without wearing out and without causing the
skin areas(i.e. around the necks or wrists) to
breakdown as well

19. PROGRAMMING
Programming is the final step, and for
some animations it is the most
rewarding. Programming can be done
either at the manufacturing facility or
at the final installation site. In
programming, all the individual moves
are coordinated into complex animated
actions and it bring “life.”

20. PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
• I.MECHANICAL II.ELECTRONICAL III.STRUCTURAL
• IV.SURFACE

21. MAKING IT MOVE
• Basic head/body
• Tongue slide levers
• Eye joystick control
• Front arms
• Cart/body
• Breathing
• Tail
• Body raise slider

22. Animatronics has now
developed as a
career which may
require combined
talent in-
Electrical/
electronics
Air
brushing
Mechanic
al engg.
Sculpting
and
casting
Control
technology
Radio
control

23. USED IN ENTERTAINMENT AREA
USED IN CREATING SPECIAL
EFFECTS IN MOVIES.
USED IN DISNEYLAND

25. ANY QUERIES