How To Animatronics! ~ Part 1: Skeletons and Control Box
Published at : 23 Dec 2025
Hi everybody! Here's my first video in a series showing how I create my animatronics!
This video covers how the skeleton pirates move (all of their servos and electronics) and everything inside the control box that I use for many of my animatronic projects.
8/5/20 FIX: In the video, I connected the power to VL but that will not drive your servos on the SSC32u. You need to connect power to VS1 instead of VL. VL is meant to power the logic (processor) not the servos. More info about the board can be found here: http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/data/lynxmotion_ssc-32u_usb_user_guide.pdf
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And Some of the links listed below are Amazon Affiliate links, meaning that if you make a purchase using that link, I may get a commission.
Jaw servo (HS-65HB) : https://www.servocity.com/hs-65hb-servo **Edit: in the video I showed an HS-65MG for the jaw but I've recently started using the HS-65HB. It's quieter and slightly cheaper than the MG and I think it works just as well.** __________________
**EDIT 10/29/2020: These go out-of-stock often. They are exclusive to Servo City (so you won't find them for sale by anyone else) and I don't know of any other similar alternatives. If they aren't available, you can sign up to be notified for when they go back in stock.
Standoffs: https://amzn.to/31P4L5h *These are some cheaper standoffs from amazon. But any kind of standoff will do. You just want something to keep your electronics off of the surface they're mounted to.*