--- title: Disney Imagineering brings life to Audio-Animatronics® Figures description: Join the FIRST community for Beyond the Bots as we sit down with Asa Kalama, Senior Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, to discuss animatronics. image: https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/SWGE_Hondo_Ohnaka.jpg --- Join the *FIRST *community for Beyond the Bots on *FIRST*tv this Thursday, April 8 at 6:30PM ET as we sit down with Asa Kalama, Senior Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, to discuss how* *Hondo Ohnaka, an *Audio-Animatronics®* figure at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, was brought to life at* **Star Wars*: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park at Walt Disney World Resort.    Hondo Ohnaka is one of Disney Parks most advanced* Audio-Animatronics *figures. From his realistic features to his fluid motions, Hondo Ohnaka was engineered to give guests an experience like no other, delivering a convincing performance with his 51 functions including 10 in his face alone.    Tune in on [*FIRST*tv](http://twitch.tv/firstinspires) to hear more from Asa about what it takes to bring a robot to life at *Star Wars*: Galaxy’s Edge.  #### Share it: [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://community.firstinspires.org/disney-excites-park-guests-with-life-like-animatronics) [** ](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://community.firstinspires.org/disney-excites-park-guests-with-life-like-animatronics) [** ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://community.firstinspires.org/disney-excites-park-guests-with-life-like-animatronics) ![Default Author Image](https://community.firstinspires.org/hubfs/Community%20Blog%20v2/images/FIRST-author-icon.svg) Author [FIRST Staff](https://community.firstinspires.org/author/first) These blog posts have been contributed by members of *FIRST* staff. *FIRST* is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Manchester, N.H. ### Related Posts Computer Science Education Week: Celebrating Computer Science Opportunities December 10, 2024 ** [Alumni](https://community.firstinspires.org/topic/alumni) Make the Most of Your FIRST Championship Experience: Career-Focused Conferences April 14, 2023 Why Computer Science is Essential Education for Today’s Students November 30, 2022 ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1200203950045814&ev=PageView&noscript=1) ![](https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2615041699514&noscript=1) ![](https://ct.pinterest.com/v3/?tid=2615041699514&event=PageVisit&noscript=1)