Cyrus Skye

Cyrus Skye is an audio animatronic built by me, Taylor, and Makayla.

From left to right: Me, Makayla, and Taylor

Cyrus is a baby Philippine Eagle. Because she’s bigger than everyone, she plays sports and teaches children to be aware of their surroundings. As an above-average sized human, this is an important thing to teach.

Cyrus’ arms move left to right, her jaw opens and closes, and her feathers rise and fall, all controlled with servo motors. The mechanics for the audio-animatronic I designed were the feathers.

A string connected to the bottom of the feathers allow the feathers to rotate around a point, making them stand up in expression.