A compilation of Robot or animatronic birds I have designed and built for various projects. The first seen, A flying Rainbow Lorikeet was built in 1988 and uses wing sweep and twist and head movements for all flight control like a Nano Hummingbird. It has no flaps, ailerons or elevators in the usual sense , but mimics real bird flight control by moving its wings in the same fashion as a real bird. The other projects are from various TV adverts and movies I worked on where I employed my detailed knowledge of bird anatomy and flight. Unfortunately I was not present when some of the Pelican and Duck characters were programmed and performed by others. I would have preferred to have done the wing programming myself as I had spent many months studying all aspects of bird flight in detail. Even though the characters were perfectly capable of absolute realism, they were programmed with exaggerated comical movements rather than accurate flight actions. Sometimes directors prefer exaggerated action over realism. The Peter Pan parrot was a tiny animatronic character with self contained flapping and folding wings, top and bottom beak, full eye action, waggling tongue and mechanised peg leg. Again the parrot was required to be performed with comic movements rather than realistic movements. His head foot and body were controlled by rods which were digitally removed by ILM.
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Un insecte robotisé radiocommandé ! L’E-bird d’EASYMODEL est un insecte robotisé radiocommandé capable d’évoluer comme les vrais insectes par simple battements d’ailes : : il peut grimper, piquer, réaliser des virages et planer délicatement pour réaliser des atterrissages doux. Très facile d’utilisation, vous pouvez choisir parmi 2 modes de pilotage (expert ou débutant) selon votre niveau d’expérience. La structure très souple et légère de l’appareil lui assure une résistance aux chocs et une maniabilité hors du commun, idéal pour évoluer dans des espaces très réduits. L’e-bird vous surprendra véritablement par son réalisme et ses qualités de vol très proches d’un véritable insecte.
