Patent ID: 8374724
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A63H,B62D

Abstract:
1. An animatronic system comprising: a reception module that receives a fixed show selection input and a puppetted input from an operator, wherein the fixed show selection input is associated with at least one fixed show instruction, wherein the puppetted input provides a puppetted instruction; an animatronic figure; a translation software module that translates the at least one fixed show instruction associated with the fixed show selection input into at least one fixed show physical movement instruction and translates the received puppetted instruction into at least one puppetted physical movement instruction; and a motion software module that receives the at least one fixed show physical movement instruction, receives the at least one puppetted physical movement instruction, and calculates a composite animated instruction from the at least one fixed show physical movement instruction and the at least one puppetted physical movement instruction, wherein at least one actuator animates at least one component of the animatronic figure based on the composite animated instruction.