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Animatronics - Walking with Dinosaurs

Animatronics are tricky You want your puppet to look natural, when it is really a robot. When you need them big, you've got to use hydraulics, which are powerful enough to wreck you. Check out this video that shows the making of some giant animatronic dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for the controls which look like they've been made pretty intuitive, which makes sense since it's a live animatronics show. Animatronics are fussy, I'd love to hear the stories from the puppeteers and engineers who have to become puppet hospital on a regular basis for this show. [via] - Link

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Posted by: bgraham111 on February 3, 2007 at 6:14 PM

That is amazing! I'd love to make a simple one of those...

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Posted by: TheDailySpank on February 3, 2007 at 9:27 PM

I wonder if they'd make me one of those Heavy Lifters that Ripley used in Aliens...

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Posted by: aolshove on February 5, 2007 at 7:58 AM

Now THAT's "Art Meets Science"! Amazing.

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Posted by: screaminscott on February 6, 2007 at 11:02 AM

AMAZING!

I love the Raptor suit. I wonder if it is powered or just well-balanced.

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Posted by: Prozacgod on February 8, 2007 at 2:27 PM

I was wondering about the weight thing with the raptor suit too. So where can I order one of these things, I've love to go running through crouded streets, or rampaging in the middle of the night wearing that raptor suit. Esp with some good sounds.

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Posted by: MM on December 23, 2008 at 11:37 AM

Wow, that's incredibly awesome!

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