Axtell Expressions Hands-Free Remote Control Puppets

REMOTE CONTROL VENT PUPPET:

Use the key fob to secretly move puppet's mouth and full range of head positions.
Use the key fob to turn on Auto-Alive (automatically moves the puppet, keeping it alive while you do your show)
Has an input jack for your mp3 player or a microphone and can move the mouth of the puppet with MotorMouth feature (from audio source)!
Does not include an mp3 player or Hands-Free Magic Control System and cannot be programmed.

OPTION - Wireleorss UHF Mic and Ptable PA system is also available as an option...$500.

See more info and video of the Vent Version now

REMOTE CONTROL MAGIC PUPPET:

This is FEATURE PACKED! It has 4 different modes to operate in:

a. MagicTrax from the Mp3 player (pre-recorded routines with voice, music and all movements)

b. MotorMouth. Automatically moves mouth of the puppet in synch with your own recordings.

c. LIVE Mode. Operate the joysticks for total control.

d. VENT Mode. Operate the joysticks for total control.

MagicTrax Mode (MP3) included:
MagicTrax run off an mp3 player and are special Axtell encoded mp3s that have specific animation synched to voice. They can contain music and sound effects like in our demo videos. They are arranged in order in the mp3 player playlist. Axtell Expressions Studio burns the animation to the MagicTrax mp3 file. We will have many free ones available for download, and will offer a service to make custom ones with your name....or you can record your own voice and we can add specific moves to the character for a fee. Auto-Alive (random movement) is burned into the end of each MagicTrax mp3. When you are ready for the next bit, you just advance to the next mp3 in the playlist with the tiny transmitter key fob.

MotorMouth Mode included:
You can record an mp3 with voice only on the left track, and on the right track you can have music & sound effects. Switch the Control System to MotorMouth mode, and when you play it back the mouth will be moving in synch with the voice you recorded on the left track. All the other servos will move using "AutoAlive" which is a chip with some presets for Left Center and Right dominance (depending where it is standing). MotorMouth Mode enables you to impulsively record a bit in your own voice, and immediately play it back with full animation on your own without Axtell involved in the production. You can advance to the next MotorMouth track with a key fob. You could have a whole list of MotorMouth recordings in a playlist for your whole show with synchronized mouth movements as long as the body moves can be random. (You don't have to use the MagicTrax Mode unless you need specific actions from our programming. )

Total Control Live Mode included:
You can control the joysticks for any specific movement for any of the servos whenever you want to (Just like the Live version below). You could have an assistant off stage operating the character live and even providing the voice with a microphone. You don't need to use the programming at all. You can also have the operator wear a headset microphone plugged directly into the Hands-Free control system and when you have MotorMotor mouth mode selected you can speak into the microphone, and it will trigger the mouth to synch up to the sounds you make! This frees the operator's hands for just the other servo movements...without having to move one for the mouth (but you still can if you want to).

VENT MODE! Now you can flip a switch on the Control System and use the same fob to control the puppet in the VENT MODE. The moves in this mode are just like the VENT version).

PANIC BUTTON! For those situations where you need to have a panic button. Press this button on your fob and your puppet will turn to you even in the middle of a MagicTrax routine) and says "Pssst....come here....then he whispers something to you). This will save you on stage in many situations where a kid may ask the puppet something, or the crowd is too noisy to hear the pre-recorded routine. You can basically use this panic button to interrupt your show, and walk over to the puppet - let them whisper something to you - then you can tell the audience what he just said! For example: A kid at a birthday party says "Hey Toucan...today is my birthday and I'm 8. How old are you?" (Hit the Panic button.) The MagicTrax or MotorMouth routine stops, he turns to you and says "Pssst....come here, I need to talk to you". You walk over and put your head near his mouth and he begins whispering..."pppsssss slsssss psussssst" You then tell your audience, "sometimes he is a little shy. He was asked how old he is, and he wanted you to know that he is also 8 years old! Isn't that cool?! Okay now sit back and enjoy the rest of the show." There will be hundreds of uses for this - it's a real life saver. We will program 3 different whisper routines, so it doesn't sound the same each time you hit the panic button.

OPTION - Programmable upgrade option will be available for the MAGIC for $1000 more, so you can record the movements of each servo as you want them to move on your own, without having to purchase MagicTrax services from Axtell. You can also combine them with your recorded voice & music.

OPTION - Wireleorss UHF Mic and Ptable PA system is also available as an option...$500.

See more info and video of the Hands-Free Magic puppets here.

REMOTE CONTROL LIVE PUPPET:
(we will have video and more info on this system soon)

The LIVE version is real time remote control puppet using the hand held transmitter (a limited control system). It does not have an mp3 player. Like the MAGIC it can have an optional microphone plugged into the transmitter for Live MotorMouth control of the puppet's mouth movement. This LIVE system costs less than the MAGIC system because it does not have the mp3 MagicTrax set up for programming. (The MAGIC system above includes this LIVE feature) It costs more than the VENT system because you have control over ALL the servos with the transmitter, not a tiny key fob. This system is a stripped down Magic system for LIVE use where you just want to have the puppet entertaining a crowd and you want to operate it from a distance unseen. Or you could have an assistant operating it off stage.

With the LIVE, nothing is programmed. You move the joystick, and his head turns, move another one his mouth opens, etc. Every move is done live. Unlike the VENT which has limited movments with the keyfob, you can control everything but you have to hold the big transmitter. We will explain more in a video as it is developed.

There is no Auto-Alive or MP3 programming with this system. Only live control of all servos and Motor-Mouth from a microphone.

Live Includes a UHF Wireless mic and speaker system!

See more info and video of the Hands-Free LIVE puppets here.

Other Upgrades and Options are coming out in the future like synchronized VIDEO programming (use a TV or display monitor with the character for song lyrics, powerpoint, sales presentations....Different switches (toe, ankle, belt, back, etc.),

Blinking eyelids, moving eyes , etc will require a larger tranmitter / control center.

All the above is subject to change as we finish up development. There may be some things that would cause one or more features above to be combined, or need to be explained differently but that's where it's kind of standing at this moment in time.

"HANDS-FREE" TM - Remote Control Puppets by Axtell new generation puppets...

"HANDS-FREE" TM - Remote Control Puppets by Axtell
new generation puppets...