[Robotgroup] New Photos: Animatronic Baby Build

[Vern Graner]

john at cozmicfunk.com wrote:
> Interesting, but where is th rest of the animation? shouldn't the head 
> and the legs be moving...
> 
> <Anyway, the result was a fully working animatronic prop 
> baby!>

The folks that commissioned the work for the TV series just asked for 
arm motion, no other motion required. The budget for the whole project 
was only like $500 and that had to cover radio, servos, the rubber baby, 
make up and lunch for all of us at Opal Devines! ;)

The prop was only supposed to be visible for a very short time during a 
birth scene and the director wanted the arms to move up during that 
take, then they were gunna use a real baby for closeups etc so the prop 
wasn't supposed to be "hero" quality.

Also, the actors holding the prop can impart motion by turning/shaking 
the head/body during the scene. The rubber the baby is made from is very 
light and soft and would probably pick up those motions. The feet/legs 
will probably not be seen at all.

I kinda thought it would be good to have the head turn, but again time 
and budget were the constraints. I was just pretty impressed with the 
outcome with this being their first ever animatronics project! :)

Vern

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