Alfredo Montenegri built his first Robot aged 11...a full sized cardboard re-
Make of A Dalek from the show 'Dr Who'. At the age of 14 he was amazing Family
and Friends with a working mini-washing machine and a coin operated hot coffee
machine.
Alfredo Built his first fully operational Robot in 1989 and went on to combine his
Robotics talents with a career in Show lighting Design to become an Animatronic
Prop Creator both Designing and Building show effects.
In 2001 He worked as Lighting and Effects Designer for Gilbert & Paulos Circus (Now
Circus Americano), Zippos Circus in the United Kingdom and The Golden Circus Orfei
in Italy.
In 2002 Alfredo Designed an Animatronic Robot which combined with a Real Circus Performer
in an Act called 'The Spectral Alien' and a year later presented a six
minute act entitled 'The Clown and The Butterfly' featuring an airborne animatronic, Computer
controlled Butterfly.
Both these Acts were the first of their kind in Circus and Variety and both acts were featured
in the BBC programme 'Look North'
Since 2001 Alfredo Montenegri's props have regularly appeared in the childrens BAFTA award winning
show 'The Slammer' and has he has spent 4 years developing 'The Robot Show'