My First Animatronic Build! - Homemade Animatronic Mech inspired by The Rock-afire | Atlas Update

[@Sammey12136]

finally after like 8 months

[@collegetoycollector]

@@Sammey12136 finishing my engineering degree, this is the last thing on my agenda.

[@Sea_of_Waves]

I’m not kidding when I say this, I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone’s custom animatronic that is literally on par with the likes of CEI, Creative Presentations, all those companies. Heck this even beats a crud ton of VP’s characters too. I can’t express how pumped I am once the cosmetic parts start happening! And regarding the springs, I’m assuming they were intended to be for some sort of secondary movement like a hip shake or something? I know some characters from varying companies have a little bit of flop in some areas to make them look less stiff

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

Houndog was pretty on par with his last version on Dave too.

[@collegetoycollector]

@@Sea_of_Waves thank you, this means a lot. My goal is to make my animatronics as professional as possible, to hopefully turn it into something one day. I have put a ton of work into this figure alone, and I’m happy to finally get to start showing it again. Like you already know from the previous video, so much of the work was all drawing, design, spreadsheets and CAD based for the last few months, so there was nothing to show. Now everything is starting to come together!

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

Wasn’t aware we’d still be seeing these! Looking great.

[@collegetoycollector]

@@S.J.C._Entertainment Yup! Just been busy finishing my last semester. There’s more to come, stay tuned!

[@A.E.Robotics]

This is… amazing! Been loving this from the start and it’s great to see all the progress :-) keep it up!

[@collegetoycollector]

@@A.E.Robotics thank you for being here from the start, big things are on the way!

[@ethanfishell1930]

Nice. Please keep these videos coming.

[@user-qp5ul3ni1o]

Come on, you will soon achieve your goals. 🎉

[@LeperchaunStoryMofo]

Nice job I’ve been following the journey since the beginning

[@collegetoycollector]

@@LeperchaunStoryMofo awesome, thanks for sticking around!

[@playdisplay1468]

With your achievements in engineering. I'm incredibly optimistic about the future for Mattel. Having animatronic action figures one day. Is a goal that I felt would happen by now?

[@collegetoycollector]

@@playdisplay1468 Thank you, that means a lot to hear. This project was partially what got me noticed by someone at Mattel in the first place… a former Disney imagineer. And now I am a part of what I’d consider the most “engineering intensive” brand. I hope to do a lot of great things, both in and out of work. Thanks for watching!

[@playdisplay1468]

@collegetoycollector I genuinely hope that you are the next generation. That changes action figures.

[@collegetoycollector]

@ I’m not on the action figures team as of now, but you never know what the future holds!

[@ThomasAndTheTankRailway.I.N.C]

Beautiful! Can’t wait to see more on him.

[@collegetoycollector]

@@ThomasAndTheTankRailway.I.N.C thank you!

[@ThomasAndTheTankRailway.I.N.C]

@ No problem, my friend!

[@TheRadicalZone-S1m]

CEI (College Engineering Inc)

[@collegetoycollector]

@@TheRadicalZone-S1m I like that! lol, I may actually be in the works of starting a business though 🤫

[@TheRadicalZone-S1m]

@collegetoycollector yay! Can't wait!

[@ethanfishell1930]

Under what circumstances would you recommend using servos over pneumatics?

[@Siryappington-421]

depends on the motor strength and the weight of the load but usually like a small servo (ex: 9g) would be good for lightweight plastic or cardboard but it depends in most cases

[@collegetoycollector]

@@ethanfishell1930 a lot of factors: scale, material, precision of movements, application. A life size animatronic character will have movements that need the strength of a linear actuator to work effectively. Servos are good for small movements that need precision, but they are not as strong as linear force.

[@cec_oregon]

22:18 where did you get those piston heads?

[@romeprolol687]

Howwww pls tell me how

[@zach-rae173]

Whenever u use dook again, would it be okay with u if u could record a program I've been working on

[@collegetoycollector]

@@zach-rae173 I still program and play shows with him lol, I just haven’t posted about it

[@GoofyGoober747]

Do you still have Dook?

[@collegetoycollector]

@@GoofyGoober747 of course

[@GoofyGoober747]

How many movements does he have?

[@collegetoycollector]

@@GoofyGoober747 with the design I have in mind, there should eventually be 15. That may change.

[@GoofyGoober747]

@ nice!!