Fully Animatronic
(with recorded voice & animation)
Also contains VENT and LIVE modes.
(this is the Advanced / Elite System)
for Stage Ventriloquists
(direct control with fob / no recorded voice)
TECH SUPPORT PAGE
HANDS-FREE PUPPET
OWNER SUPPORT FORUM
(you must own one to become a member)
New characters such as the Dragon, Book, Rabbit and others will be added to the line as we continue production!
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PRICE
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Deposit Required
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Reserve Now with Deposit
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$6,995.00
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$2,500
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$4,995.00
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$2,500
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| Protective Case |
$499.95
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| Stand Carry Bag |
$49.95
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| Portable UHF Wireless Mic / PA System - info here |
$450
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| Extra Remote Fob |
$250
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| AC Wall Power Adapter |
$80
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Axtell Newsletter!
Free Forum here....
"Unbelievable. As a trade show traffic builder, it's worth its weight in Gold." Dale Brown
"This is so exciting!... You are taking puppetry light years ahead! When you consider modern kids and their expectations, these animatronics are going to really WOW the World of kids' entertainment. The World is soon going to be a much funnier place to be Brilliant!...Steve, this is truly incredible! "
Doug Roberts, UK
"I I have three words: WOW! - WOW! - WOW! ...
I am stunned or should I say breathless... at the beauty of this remote controlled Toucan. You are a genius and I sure hope you do well. It is definately on my wish list! "
Dennis Michael, USA
(subject to change as development continues).
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 programmed and automatic. This is full featured animatronics)
b. Wireless MotorMouth ® Automatically moves mouth of the puppet in synch with your own recordings, or with a microphone - wirelessly!
c. LIVE Mode. Operate the joysticks for total control.
d. VENT Mode. Operate the fob to control puppet's mouth and head turns.
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.
Wireless MotorMouth ® Mode included:
You can also make a quick recording of your own voice and instantly play it back without doing any programming and the mouth will be moving in synch with the voice you recorded! All the other servos will move using "AutoAlive" ! 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 or MagicTrax with a key fob. You could have a playlist mixed with MagicTrax or MotorMouth and the system will switch modes, and put the body into Auto-Alive during the MotorMouth tracks! MotorMouth can move the mouth of the puppet from the mp3, or CD player, or even a microphone.... and transmit it to the character completely wirelessly!
VENT MODE! Now you can flip a switch on the Control System and use just the same fob to control the puppet's mouth and head turns in the VENT MODE. The moves in this mode are just like the VENT version). The body functions in Auto-Alive during your routine where you control the mouth and head turns.
PANIC BUTTON! For those situations where you are playing an Mp3 in Magic mode and something interrupts your show. Press this button on your fob and the MagicTrax will pause, and your puppet will turn to you even in the middle of a MagicTrax routine) and call you over....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 calls you over... 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.
LIVE MODE included:
By switching to Live mode in the MAGIC system, you can control the joysticks for any specific movement for any of the servos whenever you want to (Just like the LIVE system 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).
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. This is especially important with foreign customers so you can record voices in your own language.
OPTION - Wireless UHF Mic and Ptable PA system is also available as an option.
See more info and video of the Hands-Free Magic puppets here.
Fob Controller
Control System
Auto-Alive
MagicTrax Mp3 Player
MotorMouth
Live Control
Vent Mode
Panic Button
OPTIONAL
Programming Function
Wireless mic & PA portable
You can flip a switch and control your puppet mouth and head with the fob only. Perfect for vents. Included with the MAGIC System or sold seperately as VENT system below
You can directly operate your Magic Puppet in Live mode too! It's included with MAGIC System
SANTA CLAUS- with a Hands-Free Penquin, Elf, Snowman, Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer!
PIRATE - with a Hands-Free Parrot!
MAGICIAN - with a Hands-Free Rabbit popping up from a Top Hat!
CLOWN - with a Hands-Free Elephant, or Lion, or Seal!
WIZARD - with a Hands-Free Owl or Dragon!
COWBOY - with a Hands-Free Horse, Cow, Chicken or Dog!
PRINCESS - with a Hands-Free Dragon, Frog, Wizard!
Use the key fob to secretly move puppet's mouth and full range of head positions.
Auto-Alive automatically moves the puppet's body, 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.
Auto-Alive
Fob Controller
MotorMouth
(you provide the mp3 player)
OPTIONAL
Wireless mic & PA portable
Electronics Assembly
Robotic Assembly
Control System Engineering
MagicTrax Programming
Character Dressing
Ron was my original co-designer of our Hands-Free Puppet Concept. His animatronics brought my characters to action. He was an amazing man and dear friend who died from a heart attack in May 09. Ron had 40 years in the robotics industry. He also made the famous car "Kitt" from "Knight Rider" and the robots in "Buck Rogers in the 21st Century". We will miss him more than I can express but his work will live on in our animatronic characters. Steve Axtell