Teddy Ruxpin with moving head and body

Skip to 2:00 to see the animation. This is an original WOW Teddy Ruxpin with 3 DOF neck and 2 DOF body.
Behind the scenes: • Behind the scenes of t...
Used a Teensy processor to decode the original data track for his eyes and mouth - still needs some work, so they are glitchy. Used 3 new Hitech HS-311 servos for his face, which are faster than the originals so you can actually see more of the animation that Ken Forsse did. The neck has 3 D645MG servos and the torso has 2 more with gearboxes by Servocity.
If there is any interest, I may do a another video showing how everything works - comment if you want to see that!

[@LegoWormNoah101]

Teddy's now the animatronic he was meant to be. I would love to have him on my shelf and perform all day.

[@HardyGirl66]

I love Teddy! This one kinda reminds me of Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. (and the lullaby one is my fave).

[@amberruxpin]

He's absolutely stunning! Looks like he belongs in a Disney park attraction :)

[@sunbeamneedleworks6083]

mind blown.. you talented human

[@onehackerband]

Thank you! I enjoyed your TJ Bearytales video!

[@JoCox4048]

I was just about to say that! :)

[@amberruxpin]

Aaron thanks, I love TJ Bearytales ♡ sorry for the SUPER late reply lol

[@mikekaraoke]

I remember saying as a little kid, That he should have his own Theme Park LOL

[@peterparker6584]

why in the hell is there not a way company releasing a version like this for today's market? If somebody can do this over the weekend as a project. I would think the technology would be out there for it to be mass-produced as a workable thing. Imagine if it had been this advanced when we were kids? I had no idea that technology was so readily available to make such a modernized reimagining of the toy. I knew the technology was easily possible, but I just assumed it was too difficult for toy manufacturers to bother. This is a real beautiful work of art. I'm surprised there's not somebody selling a modified Teddy rocks. Been on eBay that runs on one of those Google assistant units built into the bear but I can't find anybody selling one on eBay. Would be quite the thing to have where it's anima Tronics are connected to one of those Google assistant units.

[@WizardClipAudio]

Dude, my dream is to live long enough have a Teddy Ruxpin as sophisticated as the Robotic Super-Toy Teddy Bear featured in the film A.I.. I hacked Replika AI app into remotely interfacing with Teddy, but I’m no where close to doing much more sophisticated at this point. Would be neat to try to get Teddy to play Pong by manipulating a paddle controller on the fly using active tracking. Especially since Teddy and Atari have overlapping historical roots, anyway.

[@peterparker6584]

@@WizardClipAudio You're telling me you have played around with Replika and managed to interface it with a Teddy Ruxpin? Looks right and looks left lowers voice, how would I go about procuring one of these modified Teddy Ruxpin? Frankly I've been hoping to find one somewhere else that's somebody stock a Raspberry Pi in so that it could be connected to an MP3 player let alone what you just described. I've been playing around with Replika for a while. I even broke down and got a one year membership. I gave a couple of them to a buddy of mine a while back who is super obsessed with 1980s toys that he lost when he lost his collection of you years ago I keep ending up with Teddy Ruxpin fat tape recorder doesn't work anymore usually they've gotten I broken. I had five or six of them here and he got a couple from me. I miss getting a good one the other day for $20 where the guy didn't realize everything was working it was just that he was using regular audio tapes instead of the Teddy Ruxpin tapes. Guy was a couple miles from me but somebody already bought it by the time I got a hold of him. Yes I remember that movie ai so I know exactly what you mean. I have zero techno skills. Would love getting my hands on a Ruxpin rigged up that it runs that program from a tablet or something like that. I've got one of the newer versions still around here if I remember correctly that takes what look like a track tapes pretty sure it's still here. Randomly I end up with them from places like Value Village and I pick them up because the stuff that doesn't sell at Value Village gets thrown out. I've gotten a couple of grubby which I sold for good money but usually people don't buy the Teddy Ruxpin lol. I think I still got some here in a box that are missing one eye and a couple of them the on-off switch is broken. I hang on to them because I'm hoping sooner or later to find somebody closer to me that does modding with them. So that I can get them connected to a computer running text-to-voice or something like that. But would really love to see one hooked up with a tablet running Replika .

[@BakedPotonion]

I'd love to see how this works ! :0 This is absolutely incredible the little slight head movements he does makes me especially happy aa

[@makkypak415]

Baked Potonion yesss

[@onehackerband]

I'll do a video soon with various parts removed so that you can see the mechanics! Thank you :)

[@onehackerband]

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[@kaylathehedgehog2005]

That is absolutely amazing! It's very reminiscent of the full body Teddy costume from the "Come Dream With Me Tonight" VHS.

[@princesspeachfan100]

kaylathehedgehog2005 Is it bad I actually LOVE his puppet version of him in that live-action special better than the final cartoon series version of him they went with (that was pretty low budget anyways) and the doll? I don’t know what it is, (I love him in doll form don’t get me wrong), but honestly he looked WAY BETTER and cuter in his puppet form in that live-action special. :)

[@kaylathehedgehog2005]

@@princesspeachfan100 Not at all. It really does make you wonder what the series might have been like if Mr. Forsse was able to do it all in live-action like he wanted it to be.

[@princesspeachfan100]

@@kaylathehedgehog2005 I honestly wish it was made! ^^

[@princesspeachfan100]

@@kaylathehedgehog2005 Now thinking about it, I really hope that puppet of him from that pilot it preserved somewhere… Does anyone know whatever happened to it?

[@kaylathehedgehog2005]

@@princesspeachfan100 No clue. If it wasn't taken care of properly, it's probably in pieces by now.

[@crazyrobotlady3391]

Wow! I had this guy in 1985 and those servos sound 100% better. I can’t see him because I’m totally blind, but that sounds absolutely amazing!

[@filthyanimal]

I love this so much! It really has a life like amusement park feel to it! You're seriously talented and I'd love to see more!!

[@brokenrobot2004]

Holy crap!! How do you get it to move so fluid?! it's like I'm watching a 3D animation and not an animatronic! It must be something to do with changing the speed of the servos at a quick rate to simulate life like movement :O

[@sethhorst6158]

Amazing! The animation is so fluent, and the audio is so clean, I love it

[@CarlyCatharsis]

WHY AM I JUST SEEING THIS AMAZEMENT NOW? BECOME AN IMAGINEER!!!

[@5starrdoji]

Someone needs to put this in stores.

[@russellwylie2815]

I would love this one hes truly wonderful ..... you have the animation programming spot on love they way he holds his head up closes his eyes as he holds the notes ken forse worked with disney animatronics in disneyworld before ruxpin i think he would be very proud to see teddy do more as you have done

[@onehackerband]

I really appreciate that, Russell! It's tedious, but rewarding.

[@russellwylie2815]

And can you make one for me

[@jermfanaccount]

awww i love him! hes so adorable and his little movements make him look so gentle i love him~

[@homg85]

I remember someone bringing a teddy ruxpin into kindergarten. I was mesmerised abd wanted one so badly ever since. Great work!

[@autumnmissepic8498]

this is so comforting for some resoon

[@KOZYKONDO]

Whoa! This is awesome! He looks like he belongs in a life size animatronic show!

[@Lachlant1984]

I really like the movement of Teddy Ruxpin's head.

[@yoshipunch1535]

Wow! This is so cool! I'd totally love to see more of this, perhaps even adding arm movements! :D

[@TeddyandGrubby]

I would buy a Teddy like this if they made one today. I bet Ken Forsse, the creator of Teddy would’ve loved this!

[@musicbox2426]

You have brought life into a toy like never before.

[@Nuggetlover96]

Oh my gosh this is gorgeous. If I could I would commission you to do that to one of mine oh my god what I wouldnt pay to have one

[@mikekaraoke]

Go to Ebay

[@melissaann1401]

@@mikekaraoke they are talking about the full body movement one. Those are not on ebay lol

[@mikekaraoke]

@@melissaann1401 A friend of mine got a full body movement Teddy Ruxpin on Ebay! lol Where you from?

[@retrotoylover]

OMG!!!!! SOOOOOOO CUTE! PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS OF HIM SINGING DIFFERENT SONGS!!!!!!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!!!!!!

[@noluckclub]

I've been going down the rabbit hole of learning Arduino to try to make a droid drummer (like in Book of Boba Fett) that can interface with Ableton and was very surprised that you also had a Ruxpin video - my partner for projects and i recently picked one up too to dissect and modernize and just your quick explanation in the beginning was very insightful. Cheers!

[@onehackerband]

Hey, very cool! I’d love to see what you come up with - please share when you get to that point!

[@makkypak415]

Amazing job! He's like something you'd see in a theme park!

[@kiraevans8832]

He is so cute!!

[@twotonedearly]

somewhere the Nostalgia Critic is screaming in terror

[@andromedaone3640]

Looks better than the remake one, more believable

[@venilliopede]

Can you make more update videos of this? It looks wonderful

[@ethanreneejacquelinedevereux]

Now he's really lifelike

[@markward4473]

Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see the internal workings, 3D model files, programming, etc. Nice work!

[@RealRoseus]

Oh my gosh that's amazing! I was planning someday to take a teddy ruxpin and make it into something like that except it would be able to walk and move is arms. I would give it new fur and clothing... Might make one into an actual animatronic... Anyway.. Still very cool!!

[@Sally_Rose]

This is just amazing!!!

[@proneczarniecki2833]

Work in progress very good progress

[@margheritadibenedetto4710]

This is fantastic

[@WizardClipAudio]

Now that’s freaking cool!

[@RGJubilee]

I love your Teddy he is grate!!!!!

[@andreahardee2331]

Wow, this is ncredible engineering! Awesome job. I'm glad that this guy wasn't around when I was little, cause I would've been freaked out. I'm a recovering Teddy-phobic. :)

[@lisanicoloff7975]

WOW this is awesome! You're amazing! ! Really you're a genius and I wish I could do things like this. Very impressive. He was my best friend growing up

[@joshisaacson4817]

How cool. Great work.

[@onehackerband]

Thank you, Josh, I really appreciate all you've done for TR Online.

[@taylorhorne8090]

WOW Aaron, this is so cool. And helpful. If I ever get a Teddy Ruxpin doll, I will definitely try to do something like this. You are so talented. #DreamWithMeTonight

[@onehackerband]

Thank you Taylor! :)

[@mikekaraoke]

Doll? Teddy Ruxpin is no doll girl

[@Burrito305]

This..... is really amazing, Wow I would love to see how this works.

[@onehackerband]

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[@TeamGolden]

This is amazing!!!!!!!

[@TheEmptyNestRebornDollNursery]

gosh you done a great job with him wish mine moved like this

[@marcfield1234]

Good to know yours is safely put away. Awesome project though. Teddy 4.0 There has to be a market for these.

[@wizzwamf]

he is truly amazing he needs to do every tape and to have a backdrop with the original artwork

[@Bagman07]

Wow awesome 👍🏻 😃

[@perkypopcornproductions1151]

Wow that is so cool!!!

[@julianreyestoysvlogsandmor9657]

this is cool!

[@angelaalmodovar76]

I got a little scared for a second

[@katehoughton8973]

How did you do this??? Please post a detailed video

[@Huwitto]

Gr8 work!

[@calebhughes7689]

Great job I wish I had the technical skills to do this

[@rickbayles9446]

So cool you should make it to wear his arms and legs move too

[@russellwylie2815]

I want one of these awesome

[@laylapaws2509]

I love teddy ruxpin!!

[@McCollumm]

Oh my goodness! I this and Alf when I was that age too. Unfortunately someone stole my things at a family member’s house.

[@olenalikesutau4611]

OH GOD HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S COME TO LIFE BROOOOOOOOOO SOOO CUTEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! (PS. The right eye is kinda not fully opening and looking a little bit more to the side, is that OK??)

[@yourfellowoctopede6054]

I love him That’s amazing

[@jbotnik]

I could see Disney Imagineering reaching out to you for a contract. Wow.

[@padingre]

Great work! I have one and it would be nice to see it do the same. Any thought of making more videos please do so... :)

[@barneyandthewiggles]

It’s so cool

[@WizardClipAudio]

Subscribed!!!

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

he is cool!

[@robertrichard7391]

Wow ! Super Wow !!!!.....

[@allmight6142]

That's cool

[@Mari-pc4iz]

his eyes doe

[@terrimeyer8988]

Cool

[@TheEmptyNestRebornDollNursery]

oh i want one, my daughter had one when she was a little girl

[@medecinewagon]

Teddy in Smash Bros Ultimate

[@WizardClipAudio]

Jeez! Now make him walk too!

[@medecinewagon]

OMG COOL !

[@xxlime_wolfxxuwu2908]

He is a PERFECT TEDDY bear he is better than that EVIL bear on that other channel

[@feathernoteproductions3538]

Maybe try to do this with the new one! It would be very adorable :>

[@The_Retro_Gamer]

i think one of the eye lids is more lowed then the other

[@chrisbaughman9860]

Wow this is what they should've done instead of changing the design for the new version it's more realistic and what's stunning is even with the new version they can't seem to find room for a rechargeable battery even in this day and age I mean granted u can buy rechargeable AA'S for the new version off the shelf

[@NintendoCraft28]

How did you manage to decode the PPM signals that came from the original set of tapes? I'd really love to reprogram the early model Teddy Ruxpins, but their signal setup is very strange compared to later models. Would it be possible to recreate those signals to send back to Teddy for custom programs?

[@onehackerband]

Arduinos have a PPM library to decode and encode PPM. I just had to build a simple circuit to feed the audio into the arduino and then you can use logic to do what you want with it. I’m sure you could go the other way with it. You’d need to figure out where to inject the audio signal and what level its expecting. Or just record it to a tape :)

[@KaitoonsCentral]

Five Nights At Teddy Ruxpin

[@robfriedrich2822]

Is it with sine tones?

[@nelsontoro]

do a 4th gen teddy ruxpin with moving head and body

[@jsnxbskscnskcnskcjbzjzjbvd]

OMG!

[@mikeygetsluckyslots]

Ok how do i get one

[@guys-in9vd]

this is what he was supposed to be, but they had a low budget

[@alvinbrittneysavillechipmu6758]

WHEN YOU BOUGHT HIM DID HE COME WITH HIS TAPES AND DID HE WORK

[@mikekaraoke]

Yea they came with tapes and some were sold separately, And of c ourse he worked or would of got a replacement

[@alanomerle2707]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jsnxbskscnskcnskcjbzjzjbvd]

You Should Sell A Ton Of These On eBay!

[@klaxcorenightcore5050]

Ngl, when u said he would be HD, I was kinda sceptical... great job tho

[@snowythewolf-shorts1300]

He moves like a puppet

[@AlexParr]

He seems more alive!

[@alexmc4529]

Could you do a chuck e cheese music programing

[@Mokko_M]

Uuuuuuummmmmm...... :3

[@abbygood6085]

I bet teddy ruxpin is creepy in the 1980's

[@TSMASB]

Kinda like fnaf

[@ChillbitTheChillster]

2:00

[@onehackerband]

2:00 That's what they want to see lol

[@ChillbitTheChillster]

Aaron i know

[@ChillbitTheChillster]

Aaron where did you get teddy ruxpin

[@onehackerband]

Ebay, he started as a standard Teddy Ruxpin.

[@ChillbitTheChillster]

Aaron ok

[@porterogden6065]

play some fuckin metalica through this

[@Chexxers]

take of his shirt put a black top hat and a black bowtie now you have freddy fazbear XD

[@mrbalditheteacher3007]

Hey teddy ruxpin here should have checked before you played it Do a different tape gawd

[@yotaltotal8140]

He got Satan a teddy to make evil

[@brookeward4236]

Its kinda creepy

[@jeffhale8226]

I hate the eye movement