The SkullTroniX DMX Animatronic Skulls are state of the art products designed to entertain crowds. To really understand all the hype you have to see the videos!
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Our skulls are used in
theme parks, themed restaurants, home haunts and commercial haunted attractions. They are also used in films to avoid
expensive CGI animation and in trade shows for product presentation. A few have even made it into the education field to present dull topics in a more
amusing fashion. Another popular market for our
SkullTroniX skulls is in the "magic" business where they are used as no-salary assistants,
fill-in entertainment between acts and even as an emcee for the act/s.
We manufacture our own plastic components. They are lightweight and rugged. There are other "talking" skulls on the market but none comes close
to the realistic movements, range of movement and quick response without "bounce" of our skulls. Our SkullTroniX DMX skulls are the "Ferraris" of the animatronics world.
Amazingly, all of the motors and electronics are inside the skull without any external mechanisms. This makes the SkullTroniX skulls ideal for closeup viewing.
The SkullTroniX DMX Animatronic Skulls are controlled by our own Son of Chuckee (SOC) which feeds signals to
high-quality servo motors. The SOC supports additional features. See the link for details.
There are six servos in the SkullTroniX providing it with full eye movement, head tilt, nod and pan as well as jaw movement.
The SOC Controller directly drives color LEDs in the eyes. The eyes are capable of 16 million colors as well as varying brightness and strobe rates.
The SkullTroniX DMX comes with DMX cables and power supply. We also provide 4 free songs with each skull. They 4 songs are: "Spooky Scary Skeletons", "I Like Nightmares", "Tiptoe Through the Graveyard", and "Witches, Witches, Witches".
Additional items you must have to operate your DMX Skulltronix skull:
- Brookshire Software's VSA software. This is ONLY needed if you intend to create your own animation. If you only want to playback pre-recorded animation you should purchase the ShowMaster System from Skulltronix. Order VSA directly from Brookshiresoftware.com
- A PC with external speaker system
There are a multitude of options for the SkullTroniX DMX skulls. Among these are:
- Custom and pre-recorded soundtracks and animation (aka "routines")
- Static and Animatronics SkeleTron "bodies"
- Stage sets and multi-character shows
Other items we recommend:
- ShowMaster
ShowMaster provides you with a way to sequence, schedule and trigger your animation routines. - LiveAction System LiveAction lets you puppet your skull live using a hidden actor and even record and playback animation.
The LiveAction option should be ordered at time of original skull ordering to avoid later upgrade and shipping costs.
The LiveAction system uses the SOC control board in place of the BOC board.
LiveAction requires a Windows PC -
FPP - Pi Controller
The FPP - Pi Controller is a small self-contained Raspberry Pi computer running the FPP software.
This controller replaces the Windows PC for playback of your animation routines and provides many of the same functions that ShowMaster provides. These include: Playlists of multiple animation routines, scheduling and the ability to add triggers to start or stop animation. In addition you can control the show with any web browser, like the one on your phone.
The FPP - Pi Controller includes the Pi, Custom case, USB-DMX Adaptor, Microsd card, Cooling Fan, and a Utility program for converting your VSA animation sequences to the Pi. The conversion process is free if you send us your VSA files when you order.
The FPP - Pi COntroller is a true plug and play solution thay also provides a great deal of optional customization.
The price of the FPP - Pi Controller varies from $200-$400 depending on which version of the Raspberry Pi is chosen and market prices of the Pi.
Your SkullTroniX products are built to order and non-refundable once production starts on your item/s. Production time varies depending on the time of year. Expect at least 10 days but you should contact us for actual delivery time.
What's in the box?
- Skulltronix skull fully assembled. Inside is the latest SOC control board, attached DMX and power cable and the servos
- 6 volt power supply
- Four pre-recorded songs for all audiences (files will be emailed to you)
- Allen wrench for securing the neck
SkullTroniX DMX Skull $1,699. Skull with Skeleton $3,200.
Shipping varies and will be charged at actual UPS Insured rates.
(does not include lighting as seen in the videos)
The SkullTroniX skulls have gone through hundreds of engineering changes and continue to evolve and improve. Upgrades have been available on a continuing basis since version 1 in 2006.
Major revision numbers indicate when entirely new skull molds were made from a new master design. We are now on "Rev 5". (see the bottom of this page for a list of changes from Rev4 to Rev5.
As of December 2023 all Skull parts arenow stronger and more accurate because we no longer mold the parts. All parts are now 3D printed.
We've learned a lot about making animatronics after feedback from hundreds of customers. There is no perfect animatronic and failures do happen.
In critical environments we recommend customers stock spare parts or even an entire spare skull. We offer our customers free repair training at our facility in Rancho Cordova, CA.
We also provide repair instructions with the skulls and in our support forum. Of course, you can always return your SkullTroniX to us for repair for a flat $50 labor fee - plus parts and shipping (if out of warranty).
Warranty: As of January 1, 2010 all new DMX SkullTroniX skulls are covered by a 1 year limited warranty. Customers are responsible for shipping both ways but parts and labor are at no charge. Obviously, abuse or damage beyond our control is not covered and we reserve the right to make the decision on whether a problem is covered by warranty. If your SkullTroniX skull arrives broken or inoperable we will replace or repair (at our discretion) at no cost to you within the first 10 days after the shipping date. Under no condition will we be responsible for any lost revenue or expense beyond the actual repair or replacement of the product. Warranty repairs can take up to two weeks to complete.
We reserve the right to change prices and specifications without notice.
To order call Jerry at 916-600-2295 or email info@skulltronix.com