Japanese firm ON-ART Corporation has invented a suit, called 'Dino-a-Live,' that will be used to create a 'Jurassic Park'-style theme park in 2018. The impressive, realistic suits let performers play the part of an allosaurus, a raptor, or a tyrannosaurus rex.
Rather than being animatronic, the Dino-a-Live suits are fully human-operated. Standing about 8 meters from nose to tail, the suits nonetheless require a single person to operate. Thanks to the use of lightweight plastics and carbon fiber, the suits weight just 84 pounds, letting the performers move the imitation dinosaurs around with realistic speed and aggression.
The Dino-a-Live suits' designs are based off of actual fossilized skeletons to help portray realism. Added features like blinking eyes and functional mouths help to make the suits more lifelike.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Human-operated Suits
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced human-operated suits for other applications like entertainment or industrial use.
- Realistic Theme Parks
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create ultra-realistic theme parks that immerse visitors in interactive experiences.
- Lightweight Materials
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of lightweight materials in various industries for enhanced mobility and performance.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Entertainment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce advanced interactive technologies in entertainment venues to elevate visitor experiences.
- Theme Parks
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate live-action performances with animatronic technology to create dynamic and immersive theme park attractions.
- Materials Science
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop lightweight materials for industries such as sports equipment, automotive, and aerospace to optimize performance and efficiency.
