Building an animatronic robot head with 3D printing, combining custom parts, electronics, and mechanical movement.

Along with mouths and hair, eyes are one of the biggest reasons why artificial creations can't climb their way out of the uncanny valley. One reason for this is because artificial eyes -- in ...

Ever since Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opened in 1963, animatronics (automated puppetry that uses prerecorded sounds and movements) has been entertaining people at amusement parks and in film.