ZIGONG LANDSCAPEDINO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. is a professional designer and supplier of animatronic dinosaurs, dinosaur costumes, dinosaur rides, dinosaur fossils/skeletons, animatronic animals and insect models. Our company is located in Zigong City, Sichuan Province, Southwest China, the hometown of dinosaurs, and consists of a team of designers and engineers with over 10 years of experience. We aim to help customers around the world create and open dinosaur/Jurassic theme parks, zoos, museums, exhibitions and events, and have produced a series of products that have been exported to more than 60 countries.
High Productivity
We have our own large-scale factory covering an area of 13,000 square meters, with an annual output of more than 300 electronic dinosaurs. We can guarantee delivery time and provide delivery inspection before shipment.
Quality Assurance
Our production process complies with ISO testing, and each model obtains SGS certification and CE certificate. We conduct appearance and aging tests on the finished product after completion, and provide on-site installation and two-year warranty service.
Multiple Shipping Options
We accept EXW, FOB, CNF, CIF, DDU, DDP as well as air, sea, train transportation and international express for all orders, you can contact our team.
Customized Services
Our products support customized designs of any size, color, posture, movement, material, sound and variety, as well as OEM, ODM orders.
What is Animatronic Animal?
Animatronic animal is a type of animal model that consists of mechanicals, sculptures, furs, and painting. They as per the real proportion and features, which combine scientific investigation, advanced animatronic technology and fine artwork. Artificial furs, silicone rubber, high density foam and hand-weaved fibers covered the steel frame structures of these lifelike animal robots and models. With the help of robotic devices, they become lifelike animals. It is driven by electrics or pneumatics. They are used for photographic props, museum displays, ecological park furnishings, zoo props, hotel displays, exhibition halls, etc. It has a wide range of uses.
Features of Animatronic Animal
Durable Materials
The main materials of our electronic animals are rust-proof steel frame, CE certified motor, high-density sponge, 3-4 layers of silicone, electronic painting paint, fur/hair, etc. The animal sculptures made are not easy to discolor, crack or deform, which support long-term outdoor use.
Diverse
We can make various types of animatronics, including reptile models (crocodile models, lizard models), amphibian models (giant frogs), importance (machine, robot lion, robot tiger), and customized models.
Simple to Use
These animal models can be controlled through different control methods to complete actions such as nodding, moving, blinking eyes, and tongue sticking out, including infrared sensors, timers, and remote controls.
Wide Applied
These creature models are made to a 1:1 scale and apply animatronic technology to robotic animals, making them ideal for shopping mall window displays, jungle-themed restaurants, theme parks or amusement centers.
●Park Activities:Electronic animals vary in size, ranging from more than ten meters in size to one meter in size. Different sizes are suitable for specific environments. Using electronic animals in shopping malls, hotels, theme parks and amusement parks can attract tourists and expand the popularity of scenic spots. Using electronic animals in museums will deepen people's understanding of animals and tell some short stories about them.
●Movie Making:Animatronic animals are used to emulate animals or humans. They have lifelike features that you would otherwise not expect from inanimate objects. Animatronic animals have been used in cinema for a long time to enrich storytelling, captivate audiences and bring characters to life with their realistic and often terrifying presence. Animatronics are used in different types of films, typically fantasy, live-action narratives, and animal disaster or horror movies, and they play different roles.
●Animatronics Pets:Looking ahead, the animatronic animals are likely to continue to gain traction, as technology becomes increasingly capable of creating lifelike and responsive machines. With exciting new developments, such as robotic companions designed to provide emotional support and companionship, the future of animatronics as pets looks very promising.
Skin Type of Animatronic Animal
Skin and Fur
For lions, it will be better to use artificial fur to make the lion's appearance.The artist will be based on the style of the lion to deal with the fur. The lion's mane is made of yak hair. It will make the lion look more realistic.
Feathers
Like some birds such as animatronic flamingos, animatronic eagles, animatronic parrots, and other animatronic birds. We will use goose feathers during production. We will achieve the effect by trimming the size, and coloring to achieve the desired effect.
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Simulation Skin
The animatronic dinosaur's skin looks realistic and it looks like the real skin when touching the dino. Do you know why?The glass glue is used for the Animatronic dinosaur's skin. The glass glue is a kind of silicone, scientific name for siliconesealant.
●Silicone is soft and can fit well on giantdinosaurs.
●Silicone is malleable: The animatronic dinosaur & lifesize animals have movements. Silicone can be perfectly adapted to the need for animatronic animal skin stretching.
●The silicone is sealed and waterproof: It makes the dinosaur can be placed outdoors normally without damage to the internal electrical structure.
●Silicone also has ozone and UV resistance: This can increase the service life of the simulation dinosaur.
Production Process of Animatronic Animal
Mechanical System
The first step is for mechanical and electrical engineers to work together to build the whole mechanical system. If they do not work together, they cannot plan out where the wires will go through or whether the movement will look natural. To create such movements the mechanical engineers use hundreds of gears and advanced hydraulics. The engineer must have an idea on how the final product will look like so they can simulate the fluidness in the movement of animals.
Electronic System
After finishing the whole mechanical system, it is time for the electrical engineers to start working on the electronic part of the system. The electronic control system is basically the brain of the animatronic that controls what the “muscles” (mechanical parts) will do. All those mechanical parts then have to be connected with wires to the electronic control system and form a type of nerve system. The brain of this whole system can then form a connection with the remote control to calibrate the movements.
While the mechanics and technicians are working on the electronic and mechanical system, a group of experts must work on the structural form of the animatronic. They need to create a frame that will realistically depict the form of the animal and to allow enough room for the mechanical parts to move. In other words, they create something similar to the skeleton of the animal. For this process, graphite is the main ingredient to keep it sturdy and strong, but to be light enough to move. If the frame is done by a much heavier material, the mechanical system will either won’t be able to lift the frame or it will need to be a lot more powerful which can be expensive.
The Appearance Part
The finishing part of this whole process is not for engineers, but for artists. For the skin to look and feel realistic, expert artists on this subject use different types of rubber, foam, and silicone. These materials must also be very durable and resistant to things such as dust, dirt, and water. If the skin is made from quality materials then all the color will fade away in a very short time and that’s a waste of money. Those special materials are usually poured into a mold and left to dry. After they have finally dried, the artists have to accurately draw and color the skin of the animal onto the animatronic. Then finally the “skin” can be attached to the animatronic frame.
Factors to Consider When Choose Animatronic Animal
The Appearance
The appearance is very important. It is the precondition to ensure the quality of animals to pass the customs. Customers can use the methods such as hand and eye to check whether the appearance is defective and whether there is a repair mark. Moreover, in the appearance, there must be no sharp objects. Such animals are very easy to cause damage to tourists in the whole process of application.
Is the Structure Effective
Animatronic animals are divided into two categories, two-legged and four-legged. When customers carry out the selection, they first need to see whether the animal structure is effective, for example, whether the steel frame structure of the support point applies a more solid trilateral shape and the size of the seamless steel pipe at the foot support point. There is an unwritten requirement in the manufacturing industry that the specification of animals should be reduced by 1, that is to say, the diameter of the seamless steel pipe at the foot support point.
Is the Movement Smooth
It is the most critical step for the quality of animatronic animals to pass the customs, which is related to the later use period and reliability. When customers choose, they must make the animatronic animal shake up and watch whether the viewing posture is smooth. If there is a problem with screen blocking, it will be caused by the internal traditional shaft specification calculation error. Long term application will lead to steel frame structure desoldering or motor burning.
Valid Qualification Certificate
The above people have interpreted the hardware configuration standard for selecting quality customs clearance animatronic animals and finally must check the valid qualification certificate of the manufacturing enterprise. A qualified enterprise is very complete in the valid qualification certificate. If there is no production and manufacturing qualification certificate, the quality of the manufacturing animatronic animals cannot be guaranteed.
●It can be said that this kind of animal model is made of small animal fur or special materials according to the size of the commodity. According to the ordinary expressions and postures of small animals, the animatronic animals are also various and lifelike.
●In other words, with the sudden death of a pet who has been living, the owner’s family is nostalgic for the old pet. At this time, the animatronic animal can also be used to fill the inner distress.
●What’s more, it can restore a pet that has already passed away. After the death of the pet, if you show four pictures with different directions: the reverse, the left, the right and the reverse, then let the owner recall these happy days with the pet, its most lovely posture, etc.
●According to the master’s narrative design scheme, we can get the posture and modality of the villain, and then restore its appearance before death, so that it can be alive again before your eyes. The fur, which has been solved technically and professionally, is not easy to corrupt, fade, and can be stored for many years.
Maintenance of Animatronic Animal
There should be safety signs around the animatronic park since you expect children to be the main visitors. From don't touch the models to don't go near the animatronics, these safety signs are important to warn kids and parents how to have fun without getting hurt.
There should be well-trained and qualified security personnel throughout the podium, keeping a close eye on visitors and models. If they see anyone breaking any rules, they have every right to take action to restore peace and security.
When dealing with something as advanced as an animatronic dinosaur model or device, it's crucial to just keep up with a professional operator, like the one in My Dinosaur. They know how and when to operate the model. It is very important to clean the animatronics from time to time and check the working functionality of the dinosaur model or equipment, which is why qualified maintenance personnel are now needed.
It's important to clean dinosaur models and other animatronics at the end of the day. If you want these mechanisms to last a long time, it's important to dust the model every day and turn off the lights and sounds. It forms one of the basic requirements for a dinosaur theme park that every park needs to follow. There are specially trained professionals who can provide you with the best service.
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