- He built the original Empire Strikes Back R2-D2 droids, based on designs by conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie (who also created Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and C-3PO) and John Stears. Dyson was commissioned to build eight R2-D2 robots, which were used in the Star Wars film series from the Empire Strikes Back onward.
- For the James Bond film Moonraker (1979), he created 36 model spacemen with backpacks, laser guns, and space suits.
- He designed and produced 35 feet of latex human intestines for the dream scene in Altered States (1980).
- He designed and built robots for some of the largest electronic companies in the world including Sony, Philips, and Toshiba, as well as for TV commercials and amusement parks around the world.
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