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Deer Character Rig for Maya (RoboDeer) by Emilio Serrano
RoboDeer is a free deer rig for Maya by Emilio Serrano: a stylised quadruped that mixes a mechanical design with organic motion, fully textured and ready to animate. It is made for animators who want to move past biped characters and work on what quadrupeds demand, coordinating four legs and keeping weight, rhythm and balance grounded while the performance gets pushed.
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- v1.0
- Version
- 238
- Downloads
- 13 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Maya
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 66.3 MB
Maya
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Four legs to coordinate
Timing across four legs is where quadruped work gets tricky, and a responsive rig makes it approachable.
Mechanical, but organic
A robot deer that moves like an animal, so weight and balance need more thought than on a humanoid.
Predictable controls
Straightforward controls that behave the same way every time, so you can block fast and iterate.
Deformation that holds
The deformation keeps up when you start pushing poses.
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RoboDeer, designed and rigged by Emilio Serrano
The story behind RoboDeer
A deer rig that pushes you past biped animation
Emilio Serrano designed RoboDeer to help animators explore movement beyond standard biped characters. Combining a mechanical design with organic motion gives you something that feels different to animate.
It poses a different problem from a humanoid rig. It is all about understanding how weight shifts, how the body moves as a whole, and how to keep things grounded while still pushing the performance.
The rig is set up with clarity in mind. You can open it and start working straight away, without spending time figuring out the controls, and put your effort into the animation itself.
Inside the rig
What you get with the RoboDeer rig
RoboDeer character rig
The full quadruped rig for Maya.
Animator-friendly controls
A control setup that is easy to read.
Clean deformation system
Built to hold up under strong poses.
Fully textured model
Designed and rigged by Emilio Serrano.
Great for
What the RoboDeer rig is great for
- Showreel work that stands out from typical biped animation
- Practising quadruped locomotion and timing
- Personal projects and creature-based animation
- Expanding your range as an animator
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig type
- Stylised quadruped (robot deer)
Requirements
Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Maya, on Windows or macOS
Credits
Who made it
- Design and rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms
Free
Free to download and use in your own animation work.
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Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Emilio Serrano, or email support@anim.works.
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