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2026-11-05 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-11-05

Meet Samuel, Anat Wax’s animatronic raven

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Anat Wax presents her animatronic and interactive-character work, alongside commissions, consulting, and a featured raven named Samuel.

Landing page captured for the 2026-11-05 issue.
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Teams commissioning animatronic or interactive characters
Worth noticing
The featured raven recognizes faces, responds to pats, and can signal when ignored for too long.

Field notes

Wax describes a career spanning opera training, music cognition, sound-archive administration, and software automation. The page presents Samuel as an example of combining character, sound, movement, and interaction, and lists face recognition and touch among the interaction areas. Visitors can also review different collaboration formats, from joining a team to requesting a commissioned piece.

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$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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