RESOURCES | WR - Frou Frou

SENIOR PROJECT RESOURCES

TOOLS/PROGRAMS:
Wix
Blender 3D
Procreate for iOS
CapCut for iOS
Elegoo Cura 5.6.0
Photopea

Canva
Figjam
Figma
Bottango

FROU FROU 3D MODELING RESEARCH:
Preparing for print in blender https://cgcookie.com/posts/how-to-prepare-objects-for-3d-printing-in-blender

FROU FROU PARTS AND ASSEMBLY RESEARCH:
PCA 16ch board hookup guide https://learn.adafruit.com/16-channel-pwm-servo-driver/hooking-it-up
Servos https://a.co/d/ePDjziD
- pca9685 16ch driver board https://a.co/d/cdVUOs7
- extra wires https://a.co/d/eJ1u0HG
- arduino mega board https://a.co/d/3Uz6kss
- usb cord https://a.co/d/6MRC8Ts
- power cord for 16board https://a.co/d/hIQ4BFG
- backup servos w better torque https://a.co/d/dL4m1U1
Arduino overview https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/what-is-an-arduino
Head mech Setup research https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2857377

FROU FROU PROGRAMMING RESOURCES:
BMonster Labratory Bottango tutorial https://youtu.be/DWvVfzULl6U?feature=shared

Build With Me PCA and Arduino https://youtu.be/1FuxJnSJMvk?feature=shared
Animatronic eyes with bottango https://youtu.be/fy5oUidy4F0?feature=shared

VIDEO 1: 1928-1974
Matt Novak “Alpha The Robot 1934” https://youtu.be/a9l9pt_Jzn8?feature=shared
British Pathè “Robot (1950)” https://youtu.be/Fj0Mr3mLujE?feature=shared
You Asked For It “The Original AI Elektro the Robot” https://youtu.be/a3o6JJTpTzk?feature=shared
Kinolibrary “Trio Fantastique” https://youtu.be/SzBvnYB_qo4?feature=shared
British Movietime “Eric the robot” https://youtu.be/hwnfVRT7IjI?feature=shared
Internet archive footage for the 10 year anniversary of Disneyland (tiki room) https://archive.org/details/9.-disneylands-10th-anniversary-disney-1965
Mary Poppins clip https://youtu.be/_L4qauTiCY4?feature=shared
Cygan British Pathè https://youtu.be/8qy6T1BA-Oc?feature=shared

Disney at the world’s fair pt.3 https://youtu.be/FE8vwTUIKPw?feature=shared

Disney at the world’s fair part 2 https://youtu.be/mvfjvBO2l2Y?feature=shared

VIDEO 2: 1975-1999
1991 CEC Irving https://youtu.be/ma7Y3xUDSes?feature=shared
1986 Rockafire birthday song https://youtu.be/0MGocbtIxWo?feature=shared
1986 showbiz rockafire medley https://youtu.be/iqx-PTh0TXQ?feature=shared
uncle klunk footage https://youtu.be/j7yMgXYUUfM?feature=shared
Cec mobile, AL Playroom footage https://youtu.be/ho-zMfBCH0k?feature=shared
1993 cec animatronics https://youtu.be/WY_ZMwqL99c?feature=shared
official Gigglebees ad https://youtu.be/t_QxRBxf36I?feature=shared
circus playhouse band clips https://youtu.be/HxovYCU6ezI?feature=shared
Major Magic’s 1996 https://youtu.be/Vf361YJTUso?feature=shared
official bullwinkles commercial https://youtu.be/7P3KA7Mm4NY?feature=shared
1988 joeys 6 birthday at showbiz https://youtu.be/F1ueTKvWAlI?feature=shared
Arthur birthday at showbiz 1990 https://youtu.be/VrZhMBq47kw?feature=shared
Showbiz Dallas 1982 tour https://youtu.be/HEb4YQbBnyg?feature=shared
Official Showbiz pizza place ad https://youtu.be/1OIUH0mSFQU?feature=shared
Restored 4k footage of CEC PTT San Jose 1979 https://youtu.be/ucg8MujPDQA?feature=shared
CEC PTT official promo https://youtu.be/MYIUxp9TTuw?feature=shared
1978 IAAPA wp5 https://youtu.be/lvMtt4EQJnc?feature=shared
1998 CEC studio c reveal https://youtu.be/7kC1qclicAM?feature=shared
Friendly freddy 1976 https://youtu.be/DT3NRkuHUzQ?feature=shared
Wp5 footage italpark https://youtu.be/q6-1fY_pM4I?feature=shared
Showbiz Rockafire cyberstar tape tv themes https://youtu.be/1mEfyEWRRaA?feature=shared
Tex critters https://youtu.be/s3fw3iYJ_TY?feature=shared
Cei demo w moonrockers https://youtu.be/5bXxbHiRX4o?feature=shared
Mac tonight animatronic https://youtu.be/kRuQufNQ4fA?feature=shared

Rock-afire beatles medley audio https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aOc1Z66Pn6B3S8k40D5FM si=xRPLtYylQWGXsuB8jRRSGQ&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A0i8tNHNVcf2UiWdS7l8Upl
moonrockers showtape https://youtu.be/QZzkLISq8H8?feature=shared
Electric mice orchestra audio https://youtu.be/WY9ql1oggwA?feature=shared
Major magic’s audio https://youtu.be/tYFDQqOKdq8?feature=shared

VIDEO 3: 2000-2024

2001 jurassic park iii stan winston https://youtu.be/0GyGCegUxJY?feature=shared
2005 technologic daft punk https://youtu.be/iqmTWg0z9v0?feature=shared

2006 - stan winston The shaggy dog https://youtu.be/HPZPQOK6XZk?feature=shared

2009 - garner holt rad robot https://youtu.be/o8JaJB9lOzs?feature=shared

2017 - na’vi river shaman https://youtu.be/bkvYbp31hM8?feature=shared

2019 - hondo a1000 https://youtu.be/5qteMlMAaNM?feature=shared

2020 - interactive gaze https://youtu.be/D8_VmWWRJgE?feature=shared

2021 - walking groot https://youtu.be/EdDJ77uDwWQ?feature=shared

2022 - jurassic world dominion https://youtu.be/cYrHDPIuz7I?feature=shared

2023 - disney droids https://youtu.be/sQ2IkxGYHmQ?feature=shared
2024 alien romulus xenomorph https://youtube.com/shorts/qJDrM-t6bLU?feature=shared More links:
jurassic park t rex pt2 - stan winston - https://youtu.be/BI9mDRWl3mw?feature=shared
leaders in the animatronics industry - https://youtu.be/HbpDhZQ7wD4?feature=shared 
2001 Jurassic park iii stan winston tour - https://youtu.be/QIqa9zV0m18?feature=shared

2006 Collie dog test - https://youtu.be/s6SbJ6t_9Wg?feature=shared 2001

wario - https://youtu.be/d8j9s9Uw62w?feature=shared 2014

sochi olympics footage - https://youtu.be/gA63YJSwo8s?feature=shared 2024

jurassic world adventure ride - https://youtu.be/NrK0W4ec6ao?feature=shared

2024 xenomorph alien - https://youtu.be/33MYA6Ipp-0?feature=shared

2024 epic universe monsters - https://youtu.be/GgoJT_mrn1E?feature=shared 
Music: "We’re Only Human" - Graham Kartna https://open.spotify.com/track/0KstTuuJnmjisMtvZhE2ct?si=qJk1Nx2DQpCoOZwqoVxdgQ&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A4K0480kCvtcMrtslAqn2a2

GENERAL RESEARCH:

Nineteenth Century Videos. Back To Life “1939 Word’s Fair Footage Restored” https://youtu.be/GxEhy8hU3LI?feature=shared

Inspired by “Abraham Lincoln Animatronic” https://youtu.be/EhcDTV28BT8?feature=shared

Blue Light Technology “Evolution of Disney Animatronics” https://youtu.be/dnfjBJ0Q0Yw?feature=shared

Rare Old Footage of ELEKTRO and Sparko https://youtu.be/6HiRz-c3vBE?feature=shared

1939 Robot Band https://youtu.be/W-eDtJWsMJM?feature=shared

Early Humanoid Robots & more https://cyberneticzoo.com/

Early Robots Exhibit Science Museum Pictures https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/albums/72157673167447724/with/38645135435

Wikipedia Animatronics Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animatronics

Early Disney Bots https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/05/animatronics-how-worlds-fairs-tiki-birds-and-abe-lincoln-shaped-a-robotic-revolution/

Cygan auction https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23976725

Circus Playhouse info https://fictional-family-entertainment-centers.fandom.com/wiki/Circus_Playhouse_%26_Food_Emporium

CEC wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese

Uncle Klunk info https://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/characters/klunk.html

Mac Tonight info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Tonight#Animatronics

About Wilbur/Gigglebees https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2019/07/18/sioux-falls-solved-wheres-wilbur-the-coyote-gigglebees/1573523001/

Electric Mouse Orchestra advertising pamphlet scan https://archive.org/details/emo-pamphlet/mode/2up(Incomplete)

Animatronic archive https://animatronic-archive.tumblr.com/post/735905645911506944/this-is-the-pantoneswoof-radio-show-a-6-character

Tex Critters info https://tedshideler.com/2024/04/06/tex-critters-pizza-jamboree/

Tex Critters overview http://wastelnd.blogspot.com/2017/03/countryfied-electrified-genuine-country.html

Showbiz research https://showbizpizza.com/

CEC research https://cheeseepedia.org/Robot sensation

1952 British Pathè https://youtu.be/t1_6Qiv7_0s?feature=shared

Rise of the robot exhibition https://youtu.be/UE_13ZPUdCY?feature=shared

Wp5 info https://showbizpizza.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wolf_Pack_5

RAE overview text http://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/history/index.html

Friendly freddy info https://showbizpizza.fandom.com/wiki/Friendly_Freddy

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
1990 CEC bridgeville, PA https://youtu.be/Nikx7zFrczY?feature=shared
The official Rock-afire explosion documentary https://youtu.be/gTmhS6hcY-A?feature=shared
Physical media releases overview for the Rock-afire explosion https://youtu.be/ooetqLjPZVk?feature=shared
1998 CEC https://youtu.be/6yADkAE0GDI?feature=shared
1991 rocker stage CEC https://youtu.be/etx4EqvOlyM?feature=shared
Official Uncle klunk installation tape https://youtu.be/LuVkdX92UEM?feature=shared
Official ad for Uncle klunk showbiz https://youtu.be/mJ43oCnPbSk?feature=shared
Talking chimps band https://youtu.be/W0RwImDnLOQ?feature=shared
1992 CEC Lakewood, CA tour https://youtu.be/Rcxap3lGlt4?feature=shared
Awesome Adventure Machine installation footage, TX 1996 https://youtu.be/0zqMGkGV9xc?feature=shared
Advanced animations in Vermont tour 1989 https://youtu.be/Gfxmbph5C0U?feature=shared
A brief history of animatronic restaurants https://youtu.be/od0_tG-ViwM?feature=shared
Showbiz pizza Greg’s birthday https://youtu.be/kWOmSwSPMLU?feature=shared
Rare Springfield MA showbiz footage https://youtu.be/dh4KpVsFD7o?feature=shared
1982 Showbiz pizza footage https://youtu.be/0omhXaysknk?feature=shared
Johns birthday 1988 at showbiz https://youtu.be/bFK6kS2DDnY?feature=shared
PTT Chuck E Cheese Half-Cyberamic 30 year comparison https://youtu.be/A-2F0C37JHY?feature=shared
Animatronic Abraham Lincoln head disney100 exhibit https://youtu.be/EhcDTV28BT8?feature=shared
Daft punk technologic (electro exhibition - Paris) https://youtu.be/iqmTWg0z9v0?feature=shared
Homemade pneumatic animatronic prototype https://youtu.be/u53UOvCWhN8?feature=shared
The official concept unification installation tape https://youtu.be/fZdmbzc9GLo?feature=shared
Cei Wolfpack 5 news https://youtu.be/jXDyR2U09Zk?feature=shared
Rock-afire explosion live https://youtu.be/QNEc5Kq_ybY?feature=shared
Video essay about the Rock-afire https://youtu.be/VvE4jNhJTlA?feature=shared

brief history of some disney animatronics https://florence20.typepad.com/renaissance/2020/03/from-a1-to-a100-to-a1000-disneys-animatronic-journey.html

history and future of disney bots https://www.parksavers.com/a-history-of-disney-animatronics-and-a-glimpse-into-their-future/

Split image into parts - https://rasterbator.net/

Technologic daft punk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technologic
crop video online https://ezgif.com/crop-video

Waldo Mason - https://www.waldomason.com/credits

Engineered Arts - https://engineeredarts.co.uk/

AVG Technologies - http://a-v-g.com/index1.html

Disney Imagineering - https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/our-projects/

Stan Winston - https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/pathways

Jim Henson's Creature shop - https://creatureshop.com/project/

Biomimic Studio - https://www.biomimicstudio.org/credits

Garner Holt - https://garnerholt.com/ghp-inc/projects.aspx

Creative Engineering - https://engineeringcreative.com/about/

SUPPLIES LIST:
springs
mizeui servos and plastic horns
extra rainbow wire
spraypaint & maybe nozzle too
wood for base
USB-a to usb-b cord
5v 10A power cord/adapter
pca9685 16ch driver board
arduino mega control board
sandpaper

Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus 3d Printer
bottango and arduino software & libraries
laptop

laptop charger

wireless mouse

cardboard

staples & stapler
Various types of pliers
superglue e6000
box cutter knife
blue ribbon for bows
grey fluffy fabric for fur
scews, bolts & nuts
screwdrivers

wire cutter
rubber bands
velcro x2 (fabric and non-fabric)
buisness cards (Canva)
Pc, monitor, mouse, cords for website display (school supply)
string lights & batteries
table cloth
plastic table (school supply)
scissors
paintbrushes

paint
plastic filament x2
elegoo Neptune 4 plus printer
tweezers
q-tips
Dewalt drill
wix premium portfolio site

wix animatronics site
portfolio site domain
fabric 

paper, pens, sharpie 

flashdrive
ruler, yard stick, and flexible measuring tape
pencils, protractor

zip ties

servo connector rods (2 kinds)
dewalt multitool 

allen wrench
various drill bits
clamps

awl
grinder bit
sanding block

standard printer and ink (black & colored)

Elmer's glue sticks

sewing supplies (needles, thread, etc)

Elegoo printer bed glue stick

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SPECIAL THANKS

- Dad for helping with the servos, rods, and power tools

- Mom for letting me take up the entire kitchen table for months

- Colton who let me use his 3D Printer

- Em for being super supportive and dealing with me thru every step of the entire process

- My friends for being cool and supporting my crazy work

- Bottango Discord group for helping to answer my questions

- My pets Oatie & Barley for emotional support