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• n  the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)

• Marketing, particularly web sites, and advertising eat up a chunk of this, while sophisticated props like animatronics (robotic creatures) might run as high as $16,000 for a .
• Wired with advanced animatronics, this super-cute Sesame Street doll ($65) dances, raps and tells stories complete with hand gestures in a freakishly lifelike manner.
• The studio had its live-action and animated films, but it had also pioneered audio-animatronics in its theme parks and at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.

News & Articles

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• DEARBORN: Maker Faire returns to Henry Ford
  DEARBORN — On Saturday and Sunday, more than 400 tinkers, hackers and inventors will make their way to The Henry Ford for the fourth annual Maker Faire Detroit. Recognized by both the state House and Senate as Maker Faire Detroit Weekend in Michigan, the two-day festival features a little bit of everything for the whole family from baseball-pitching robots, flame shooters and animatronics to ...
  July 29, 2013 - Dearborn Press & Guide

Quotes

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• Melissa Gilbert in WRAL.com
  The only thing I will be pushing for more in these films than the other three are full animatronics and animatronic creatures enhanced with CGI, as opposed to CGI creatures themselves. We really want to take the state-of-the-art animatronics and... Guillermo del Toro http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGGDgxRmV_QwxAiPMTJWfMFi-sV2w New Zealand Herald http://www.google.com/url?q=http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/griffins-tech-blog/2008/4/30/hobbit-set-go-animatronic/%3Fc_id%3D5&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEa1OFpPT1-G0R57M6Fx3tlxcAIbw Apr 29, 2008 3921 5837 animatronics The music is, I think, is extraordinary. The costumes are beautiful. I just think it is a really nice night of family theater that is not based on a cartoon and that is not Disney," Gilbert said. "There are no animatronics."
• Brian Henson in Animation Magazine
  Animatronics have played a key role in creating some of film's most memorable and beloved characters. We are excited to be a part of this exhibit giving the public a rare opportunity to see their favorite creatures up close,says Brian Henson,...