Ghost Dog Animatronic

          After designing and creating a simple animatronic, an eye that looks around and blinks, I wanted to create a more advanced Animatronic that not only moves and appears life-like, but tells a story. During this project, I consulted engineers at Walt Disney Imagineering and Garner Holt Productions, as well as private robotics designers. 

*Character owned by the Walt Disney Company

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Zero is operated with an Arduino and solenoid controlled pneumatic system with custom soft pistons, overhead stepper motor mechanism, H-Bridge, Python controlled barking program, and 10 LED systems.