Final animatronic head with rusty paint.

Checking jaw servo fit in skull cage.

One of the things I like about patinas is watching the rust and colors grow.

Laser cut MDF skull that holds the servos, mechanisms, electronics, and lights.

Exploring different eye mechanics.

Looked into using OLED screens and acrylic lenses for eyes.

Design work on eye mech.

Robot skin was printed in parts on a resin SLS 3D Printer.

Assembled 3D printed resin parts. Tip: Use the same UV resin and a UV flashlight to fill and attach resin parts.

Automotive Filler Primer works well to smooth 3D prints.

Modern Masters makes a great set of metal paints and patinas.

Laser cut MDF and acrylic necks and bases.

Craig Caton and I made three full size and fully working animatronic heads in about 4-5 weeks.

Animatronic head tracking a persons face in real-time.

A different project that I didn’t design but 3D printed and built. The machine is a Rubiks Cube solving robot with a fine patina finish.