Will Cogley on MSN

Building realistic animatronic teeth and tongue

A behind the scenes look at crafting detailed teeth and tongue components for an animatronic mouth, showing the build process ...
Will Cogley on MSN

Building Tui with 3D printing and LEDs

Watch Tui from Avatar The Last Airbender come to life through 3D printing, LEDs, and creative animatronic design. #3DPrinting ...
Orlando Sentinel

Disney is building animatronics that can do stunts and opening gondolas in 2019

The future of Disney’s theme parks will be advanced animatronics that are more lifelike and some that can even do stunts, including flipping in the air like a trapeze artist, a top Disney executive ...
Inverse

Can Animatronics Survive in the Age of CGI and VR?

Animatronics have a rich and storied history, much of it dating back to the 1964 World’s Fair. Walt Disney was fascinated by animatronics and Disney Imagineers designed and built several of them for ...
Ars Technica

How Disney built and programmed an animatronic president

Welcome to The Multiverse, a new column where'll you'll find Ars' explorations and meditations on the world of science fiction. The Multiverse covers things we love, the things we hate, and the things ...