Animatronic Monkey Playing the Piano - Axtell Animatronics

[MakiLotus]

I think I saw this monkey in the second Monkey Island game.. o.O

Great animatronic! XD If only the fingers moved...

[OnyxAgainstTheWorld]

must.....get.....monkey



[guysytaccount]

is this really not hand operated?the movements are so smooth and fast?!@

[axtv321]

@guysytaccount Correct...it's 100% animatronic. It's a unique system that captures live hand controlled programming so it looks amazing! You can see in the wide shot that it's sitting on a pole stand. We did this so you would see there is no puppeteer.

[MrJamman3]

This is absolutely brilliant! Reminds me of an A-1 figure at Disney world.

[elsaoden]

Awesome video. Great work Steve.

[officialunittbuster]

im in to puppets and thinking about getting the white board talking thing

[VentriloquistWanlu]

Great work as always Ax!!! :)

[Gepetto718]

you should have digby the mole play the entertainer by scott joplin

[liamblackere]

do you have to be able to play the piano to use this?

[axtv321]

@liamblackere No, we can program it. He's actually not playing any keys, it's an illusion.... a very strong one! : ))

[liamblackere]

@axtv321

Cool ,I had just thought that it would have worked like Invisible Irma as in someone requests a song and the monkey would play it ,

[axtv321]

@liamblackere Yes it certainly could. You would just be accessing midi files of piano music on a computer and operating him in live mode with a transmitter and talking in a mic. This would give him even more life than Irma because you can see him and he speaks! Every time I'm at the Castle I watch Irma I am amazed at how great it is, but I would love to help them animate the seat pillow when she sits down, and the pedal as she steps on it, etc.

[liamblackere]

@axtv321

Great Idea ! You should also them ,I am sure they would be happy to let you do it :-)

[Ryanteck]

@axtv321 You need to get this monkey to play The P-P-Platypus Song!

[axtv321]

@Ryanteck Great idea! We will be making an animatronic Platypus as well, but having the monkey playing the piano doing my part would be hilarious as the Platypus sings. Hmmm.....

[HagenVonTronege]

@axtv321 Yup! Do that, Steve!

[TimsPuppetPals]

very cool!

[DrAnime]

I need this monkey for my cafe'!!!

[axtv321]

@DrAnime Yes that is the idea for this! Several different routines could be made that would allow it to have a variety of different shows in your Cafe'. We also have two Toucans that we have programmed to sing with this piano playing monkey. Click the link under the video and you'll see it on our website. Enjoy!

[multimattvideos]

5th

[antarticoutlaw]

I SOOO WANT ONE!!!

[lyndelProductions]

Cool! You used my 'Copa-Bananna' song! Love it!

Tim Scarbrough

[axtv321]

@lyndelProductions Thanks for helping with the writing Tim! Great song!

[redninjatracker]

OOH First comment: I like all your videos!