Axtell Animatronics & Remote Control Systems

EASY-TALK SYSTEM 
This affordable system provides automatic movement, no programming at all!  From 2 to 7 motions available.  Made to put inside of a hand puppet.  You play audio from a computer or mp3 player and the mouth will move to the voice!   This also works with our AxTalk AI System for conversational entertainment!

REMOTE CONTROL PUPPET WIZARD
This affordable system gives you remote control over the mouth and head turn from a small remote handheld transmitter you can hide in your hand. Made to put inside of a hand puppet.   Great for ventriloquists or those that want a little control of the head turn and mouth.   Advanced body motions like head tilt, head up down, arm motion are set to automatic motions.  No programming with this system. 

 ADVANCED ANIMATRONIC SYSTEM
This more expensive system includes software and equipment needed to program and playback your own tracks, or can be offered as a full remote to perform LIVE with the Transmitter.   This system offers up to 9 motions for your character.  You can also combine it with other characters.  

REMOTE CONTROL MAGIC DRAWING BOARD.
This is different technology but still is in our family of animatronic products. This will allow you to control the motion of the eyes and mouth of a cartoon drawing ….with the eraser!.

The Axtell Hands-Free Animation Control System is 12 months limited warranty on the circuitry and hardware for original owners only.
The character, face, body covering, servos, linkage, receiver and battery is 3 months.
The Transmitter Radio is 3 years.
The Netbook computer is 1 year.

Only parts and labor provided by Axtell Expressions are covered under the warranty during the term. Other costs such as shipping, import taxes, insurance, etc. are not covered or reimbursed.

We have full free tech support from our animatronics staff and quick turn around for any repairs needed.

Yes we have 2 Conversation systems.  

AxTalk uses your own pre-recorded replies.  This gives you full control over what the character says when replying to questions, safe for kids and because you record the voice it is perfect and stays in character.  We can create the voice library for you if needed.    It’s available as online (Wifi) or offline (self contained).  

Generative AI – We will set up the voice, behavior, and knowledge base for your animatronic character.  The replies will be generated by artificial intelligence and remember the names and conversations with those interacting!  

    Here is more information on our AI.

Yes we have a full custom character service. Our custom puppets are used by the top professionals in the business as you can see here on our CUSTOM PAGE. Custom characters are made non-exclusive unless exclusive rights are purchased. We can also turn any custom puppet into a unique animatronic character with our team of engineers. Any animation you can dream up, can become a reality with Axtell Expressions.

If you already have a Trademark branded Character we can turn it into an animatronic, or if you would like one developed by us for your show or business, email Steve and get it going!

There used to be many animatronic options years ago before computer graphics and virtual realty kind of shut down many of the great companies doing work in movies and entertainment. There are just a few giants out there at the top of the field doing amazing work. Our vision is to fill that gap and start a revolution of sorts…. so anyone who wants to invest in this business venture with high quality animatronic characters can finally afford to jump in! We think we have something special and here is why:

COST – Our system is amazingly low cost investment that can generate income for years to come. These professional high tech systems built by our team of engineers, not electronic toys! Once you realize how involved these are mechanically, and how “cutting edge” our technology is, you will be amazed at the low prices. it is actually the the first time in history that an animatronic line as powerful as these were made available at such a low price! Just a few years ago before we entered the scene, something like these would have sold for $50,000 to $100,000. We have spent many years and our team has invested heavily in their development to bring you cutting edge technology on a budget! It’s kind of a revolution! So they really are an investment…if you want to see the power of these characters, and can afford to invest in your business or show, you have come to the right place!

AMAZING AXTELL CHARACTERS – one of the strengths of our system is the Axtell Character designs. Audiences love them even before they speak! It is FAR more entertaining to see a whimsically designed character moving around and talking magically! Audience observation has revealed that people are more aware of design errors and bothered by animatronics that are trying to be realistic and lifelike.There is just something “off” and “not right” even “odd or weird”, and they focus on those instead of enjoying the show. When you move into the “character world” and abandon realism you open up the imagination of your audience and the fun begins! We have nearly 100 whimsical characters available and custom characters can be made just for you!

FEATURE PACKED with EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS-

PROGRAMMING IS NOT NEEDED ON OUR SIMPLE SYSTEMS – Our Easy-Talk and Remote Control Puppet Wizard systems have automatic movement, which saves you Hours and Days of time. Some other systems are so complex that you need a degree in computer programming to work it, and then just try to get some help! 

Our advanced systems require programming for full multi-character routines.   We also offer a recording and programming service at Axtell Expressions. All recordings, songs, programming or animation are non-exclusive unless exclusive rights are purchased for the tracks.

SMOOTH MOVEMENTS – Our unique robot design and programming provides you with the smoothest movements available, our animatronics do not bang & jerk into extreme positions like SOOO many others. Even the transition when a MagicTrax ends, and Auto-Alive begins is engineered to be blended smooth and seamless so there is no noticeable change.

MOTORMOUTH – gives you microphone sound level control over the mouth movement of the character, and it’s not just open and close positions like other systems. Ours is VARIABLE and REALISTIC…. speak quietly and it moves just a little, speak loud and it opens big…. hold a long note of a song and it stays open just like you want! You can even connect an audio source to the MotorMouth jack without using a microphone. Auto-Alive provides the natural body motion during Motor-Mouth, so no programming is needed. In fact, you can create your own “split-track stereo recording” with music and sound effects with voice on one side, and voice only on the other side. Using a splitter you can send the voice only track to the MotorMouth jack and you have a fully animated character without ANY PROGRAMMING!

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – This optional AI (Axtell Intelligence) will work with the Easy-Talk or Advanced Systems for full conversations with your audience!  See this feature HERE.

TECH SUPPORT – One of the biggest features of our system is our company! We provide great Customer Service and free Tech Support to help orginal purchasers with your system. We also provide a User Forum and full library of video tutorials and documentation for you! Second hand buyers will need to register and purchase the tech support package.

YES! If you are a variety performer such as a magician, ventriloquist, clown, juggler you can put your show on steroids by adding one of these characters to the show! We have heard from many full time performers who have seen BIG increases in their show bookings once adding a character. It really is that “something special” that can get you more bookings over the competition. Not only will your stage show see increased bookings but you can now strictly make money with the character too!

You can hire out the animatronic character and yourself as entertainment at events like Festivals, Concerts, Trade shows, Parties, etc. Based on the increase of traffic your character can generate you can charge quite a nice sum, depending on your area. One of the best ways to generate traffic is to hide yourself and operating the character in LIVE mode. You can have the character commenting on people watching them and strike up very funny conversations. they will come running from all over to see it in action!

Retail stores, malls, restaurants and theme parks can also generate much more business and word-of-mouth by adding one of these characters to greet your guest or present information. Imagine a Toucan greeting your guests and telling them about your events and specials!

The audio sound comes from the mp3 player into your PA System. We did not pack tiny speakers into the character because the sound would be garbage. You need high quality audio for a great presentation. Your audience needs to hear the character well and will laugh louder and enjoy the show better when the sound is quality and loud enough to be heard well. Technically the audio is played from a computer or other mp3 player into our system, then from the audio out jack it plugs into your PA system. 

We worked with the top servo company to produce our incredibly strong servos.  We have personally run them 24hours a day / 7 days a week for over 6 months without overheating at all! We just stopped testing them after that, they are INSANELY STRONG!  But they are electric motors, so give them a rest and they will last longer!   Servos can be replaced and mechanics can be repaired if needed. You’re in good hands with Axtell Animatronics.

Toggle We have instructions, a full library of video tutorials, a private Hands-Free Customer forum for owners to discuss technical issues and marketing ideas, and free Technical Support from our Animatronics Staff HERE.

The Transmitter Radio is 2.4 GHz so it can operate for greater than a mile away, but you would want to be closer to your character than that so you could hear the crowd and interact. The VENT remote FOB works within 30 feet, and the FOB to control the Netbook Computer MagicTrax is 150 feet! All of our wireless technology is RF (radio frequency).

Most of our customers have reported between 3 and 5 hours of running time from a full charge, however it depends on the age of the battery and the amount of use it gets during performances. The Puppet’s Power is a universal AC adapter for any countries wall power, however the Transmitter we sell in the USA has only a 110v adapter. A universal adapter is available to purchase as an option if you are also traveling overseas. If you live in a country that has a power supply different than USA your transmitter will be shipped from the UK and will have CE approval and power ratings for Europe, etc. Content

It’s more difficult than reading your watch, but it’s much easier than the other systems out there. If you are really technically challenged, get frustrated easily by details, and haven’t even set the clock on your DVD player…. you are in luck!   Easy-Talk is our simpelist solution for animatronic characters. You can plug it in, and play an mp3 into it for mouth motion and the body will automatically move!   …..BUT if you are technical and want to learn about using some cutting edge technology to bring characters to life….. our advanced systems are for you! Performers in over 20 countries are using them now!

We also have lots of instructions, tutorial videos,  and free tech support to help you bring your dreams into reality with the Axtell Hands-Free Animatronic Systems!

OH YES we have hundreds of very excited users and have them operating now in over 20 countries! Some are installations in stores and theme parks, but some are individual performers like these HERE!

First we will need a deposit to begin making your animatronic system. We will contact you with follow up questions as to which character and what accessories you want to order. They will also work up a quote with shipping to your address.

CLICK on the character you like at the top of this page.

For the Remote Control Magic Drawing Board use THIS LINK.

You can also contact our Customer Service directly with Questions or to make your deposit by phone:
Telephone 805 642-7282
Email – order@axtell.com

Servos are electric motors and they do have mechanical sound when they move. When you first get an animatronic character you may focus on the sound because you will probably be in a quiet room when you begin to play with it in your house. The sound however falls away when your audience sees the performance. Use background music and a sound system so the music & voice of the character is louder than the servo sounds.We have these systems all over the world performing for audiences and they LOVE them and don’t pay attention to the servos sound…. Entertainment trumps all that!