Foam latex: good for quick appliances and HUGE skins and some short-lived applications BUT be careful! Silicone polymers now are the state of the art and standard. Even when I woked at Stan Winstons all our animatronic skins (expect spinosaur, Trex, raptors) were a silicone base. Long lasting and much more realistic.
Very nice! I love the beautiful smooth skull. Why steppers over servos? And what is the application? And while I'm asking, can we see it move and will this be foam latex covered?
Thanks much. In general, stepper motors - while a bit more difficult to control -are much more durable than servos. CNC machines typically run stepper motors on XYZ, etc drives to give an idea of how robust they can be. In this case, this animatronic had to last for years without maintennance. Servos have the potential to be excellent for a year or so but then may need to be changed out.
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Foam latex: good for quick appliances and HUGE skins and some short-lived applications BUT be careful! Silicone polymers now are the state of the art and standard. Even when I woked at Stan Winstons all our animatronic skins (expect spinosaur, Trex, raptors) were a silicone base. Long lasting and much more realistic.
cheers - happy Saturday!
misteRoboto1 3 years ago
Very nice! I love the beautiful smooth skull. Why steppers over servos? And what is the application? And while I'm asking, can we see it move and will this be foam latex covered?
animatronicsworld 3 years ago
Thanks much. In general, stepper motors - while a bit more difficult to control -are much more durable than servos. CNC machines typically run stepper motors on XYZ, etc drives to give an idea of how robust they can be. In this case, this animatronic had to last for years without maintennance. Servos have the potential to be excellent for a year or so but then may need to be changed out.
We make what the client wants.
misteRoboto1 3 years ago