An animation device for manipulating an object is provided. The animation device includes a base and a support member extending from the base. The animation device further includes a first arm moveably coupled to the support member and adapted to couple to a first part of the object. The animation device further includes a second arm moveably coupled to the support member and adapted to couple to a second part of the object. The animation device further includes a third arm fixedly coupled to the support member and adapted to couple to a third part of the object. The first and second arms are adapted to be operated by a user for manipulating the first and second parts of the object relative to the third part of the object.

An animated figure system includes an animated figure comprising a flexible skin layer, an actuating system coupled to a connection location of the flexible skin layer, and an automation controller. The automation controller is configured to access a digital model of the animated figure, in which the digital model comprises a vertex associated with the connection location, determine a first positioning of the vertex within the digital model, and control the actuating system to set a second positioning of the connection location based on the first positioning of the vertex.

An animated device includes a skin. The skin includes a membrane formed of a first elastomeric material and a coupling feature coupled to the membrane. The coupling feature includes an elongated portion, and a second elastomeric material. The animated device includes a shell comprising a complementary elongated portion configured to couple to the elongated portion.

A drive device (7) that unwinds, in a first direction, a wire (WR) connected to an operation target (41, 551, 552) with predetermined tension and pulls the wire in a direction opposite to the first direction to cause the operation target to perform an action includes a motor (71), a first rotating member (74) that can be rotated by the motor in a second direction and in a direction opposite to the second direction about a rotation axis (Rx5), a pulling member (TM) that is provided rotatably coaxially with the first rotating member, holds an end (WR1) of the wire, rotates in the second direction to unwind the wire in the first direction, and rotates in the direction opposite to the second direction to pull the wire in the direction opposite to the first direction, and a pulling member side urging member (77) that urges the pulling member in the direction opposite to the second direction relative to the first rotating member, in which, when the wire is moved in the first direction due to an external factor, the pulling member rotates in the second direction against an urging force of the pulling member side urging member, to unwind the wire in the first direction.

A system includes an attraction vehicle in an attraction. The attraction vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more parameters pertaining to the attraction. The system also includes a network interface configured to transmit information related to the one or more parameters wirelessly using outgoing signals in a first high-frequency band and to receive incoming information at the attraction vehicle wirelessly using incoming signals using a second high-frequency band. The system also includes a controller configured to operate the attraction vehicle based at least in part on the incoming information.