How does a guy who specialized in designing ride vehicles become immersed in the creation of Audio-Animatronic human beings? In Bob Gurr’s case, his boss — Walt Disney — knew he could do it.
While working on the ride system for the Ford Magic Skyway ride at the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, Gurr got his first taste of the new-fangled robots to be featured in Disney’s Fair attractions. [...]