Imahara worked on “ MythBusters” from 2005 to 2014, initially as a member of its “build team.” A year after the show ended, he published a book, “ Kickin’ Bot: An Illustrated Guide to Building Combat Robots.” He also built a machine that became a champion on “ BattleBots,” the robot fighting show that ran on Comedy Central from 2000 to 2002. He worked on “ Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” Steven Spielberg’s “ The Lost World: Jurassic Park” and the “Matrix” sequels, among other films, and developed a custom circuit for the Energizer Bunny’s arms and ears. Imahara operated R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” prequels. Imahara is described as an “electronics wizard” who worked “behind the scenes of many top Hollywood films for years.” In a brief biography on the Internet Movie Database, Mr. He later worked as an animatronics engineer and model maker for Industrial Light & Magic, a designer of movie special effects that was founded by George Lucas in 1975. 23, 1970, and graduated in 1993 with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, according to his Facebook page and a brief biography on the Discovery website. No other details were immediately available. ![]() Imahara, who lived in Los Angeles, was thought to have died hours earlier. A company spokeswoman said that the cause was believed to be a brain aneurysm and that Mr. His death was confirmed on Monday night by Discovery Communications. Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer who co-hosted the pop science show “MythBusters” on the Discovery Channel and operated robots in the “Star Wars” prequels and other major Hollywood films, has died.
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