Systems and methods to control an entertainment figure

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

• access a digital model of an animated figure, wherein the animated figure comprises a connection location, and wherein the digital model comprises a vertex associated with the connection location;
• determine a first positioning of the vertex of the digital model;
• control an actuating system of the animated figure to set a second positioning of the connection location based on the first positioning of the vertex of the digital model;
• determine a plurality of positionings of the vertex over a time interval, wherein the plurality of positionings represents movement of the digital model;
• and
• control the actuating system to move the connection location based on the plurality of positionings of the vertex.

An animated figure system, comprising:

• an animated figure comprising a flexible skin layer;
• an actuating system coupled to a connection location of the flexible skin layer;
• and
• an automation controller configured to:
• access a digital model of the animated figure, wherein the digital model comprises a vertex associated with the connection location;
• determine a first positioning of the vertex within the digital model;
• and
• control the actuating system to set a second positioning of the connection location based on the first positioning of the vertex;
• wherein the digital model comprises an additional vertex associated with an additional connection location of the flexible skin layer, and the automation controller is configured to determine a third positioning of the additional vertex within the digital model and to control the actuating system to set a fourth positioning of the additional connection location based on the third positioning of the additional vertex simultaneously with the second positioning of the connection location.