PC, control software, interface cards, RC servos, Embedded microcontrollers, oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, etc.
Library resources (over 150 books on robotics, several robotics journals accessible online, full IEEExplore access to academic papers, and various magazines)

Davies, Bill 1997, Practical Robotics. C P I C Technical Books, ISBN 0-9681830-0-X
McKerrow, Phillip John. 1991, Introduction to Robotics, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0201182408
Deitel, Harvey M, 1994, C : how to program, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0132261197

Lecutres - 24 hours
Tutorials - 12 hours
Examples of a variety of animatronic systems will be investigated and how they are used in the entertainment industry. A series of practical sessions within the lectures will allow the students to experience the mechanisms controlling them and to build their own device. Servo motors, radio control, PC control and embedded microcontrollers will be used by the students.

Assignment
An in-course written assignment 3000 words (50%) and presentation (50%) will include the investigation and building of a practical animatronic system. This will assess learning outcomes 1-4.

Examples of animatronic systems and investigation into how they work.
RC servos:- radio control,
STAMP control
Basic sequence programming
Simple puppet build:- STAMP or RC controlled

None.