DR GRIPPENSTEIN
Kickstarter • Coming Soon
Animatronic PS5 controller dock
He Lives. He Grips. He Charges.
Meet Dr Grippenstein, a horror-tech collectible unlike anything on your desk. A full-sized monster hand bursting from a grave-marker slab, gripping your PS5 DualSense with slow, animatronic motion while green veins pulse beneath the skin.
Animatronic grip motion
Green vein LED glow
Built for PS5 DualSense
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Production Progress
A look at the key steps bringing Dr Grippenstein from sculpt to animatronic reality.
Sculpt & Proportions
Initial resin prototypes to finalize the rising-hand silhouette and details.
Grip Motion Testing
Dialing in gripping speed, motor pressure, and the “alive” movement feel.
Skin & Texture Work
Adding layers of texture, pores, and vein patterning for realism.
LED Vein Electronics
Routing LEDs and installing the green vein glow electronics.