Cars Animatronics... HOW?

[ParksAndPixels]

I was curious... I have seen the normal animatronic demos that feature the Cars characters, but it's usually the mouths and simple movement. I was wondering if anyone has insight into how the windshields / eyes work? I have a few ideas but I doubt that is how this effect is achieved.

 

[Doodlyday]

I was curious... I have seen the normal animatronic demos that feature the Cars characters, but it's usually the mouths and simple movement. I was wondering if anyone has insight into how the windshields / eyes work? I have a few ideas but I doubt that is how this effect is achieved.

Good question. Wish I knew the answer...

 

[Voxel]

Look into the concept of Rear Projection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_projection_effect
This is how they accomplish many of the realism effects such as faces in small areas.

 

[FoxTheNerd]

The faces and mouths are projections! The same can be said for Buzz Lightyear and more!