Servo motors, cardboard, floral tape, faux fur, acrylic paint, faux feathers, beads, plastic, wire,

In an attempt to bring a childhood dream into reality, I dipped my toe into the world of animatronics to recreate the robin who sang along Julie Andrews in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. While not perfect, the bird was a great test at bringing animation to an art form and learning from the trial and error movement can provide.

-JA