diff --git a/avatars/avatars.js b/avatars/avatars.js
index 36e440f07b..c1869eb2bf 100644
--- a/avatars/avatars.js
+++ b/avatars/avatars.js
@@ -389,7 +389,11 @@ const loadPromise = (async () => {
     crouch: animations.find(a => a.isCrouch),
   };
   activateAnimations = {
-    activate: animations.find(a => a.isActivate),
+    grab_forward: {animation:animations.find(a => a.name === 'grab_forward.fbx'), speedFactor: 1.2},
+    grab_down: {animation:animations.find(a => a.name === 'grab_down.fbx'), speedFactor: 1.7},
+    grab_up: {animation:animations.find(a => a.name === 'grab_up.fbx'), speedFactor: 1.2},
+    grab_left: {animation:animations.find(a => a.name === 'grab_left.fbx'), speedFactor: 1.2},
+    grab_right: {animation:animations.find(a => a.name === 'grab_right.fbx'), speedFactor: 1.2},
   };
   narutoRunAnimations = {
     narutoRun: animations.find(a => a.isNarutoRun),
@@ -2062,21 +2066,6 @@ class Avatar {
             dst.fromArray(v2);
           }
         }
-        if (this.activateTime > 0) {
-          return spec => {
-            const {
-              animationTrackName: k,
-              dst,
-              isTop,
-            } = spec;
-            const activateAnimation = activateAnimations[defaultActivateAnimation];
-            const src2 = activateAnimation.interpolants[k];
-            const t2 = Math.pow(this.activateTime/1000*activateAnimation.duration/2, 0.5);
-            const v2 = src2.evaluate(t2);
-
-            dst.fromArray(v2);
-          };
-        }
         if (this.narutoRunState) {
           return spec => {
             const {
@@ -2353,6 +2342,41 @@ class Avatar {
             );
         }
       };
+
+      const _blendActivateAction = spec => {
+        const {
+          animationTrackName: k,
+          dst,
+          isTop,
+          lerpFn,
+        } = spec;
+        
+        if (this.activateTime > 0) {
+          
+            const localPlayer = metaversefile.useLocalPlayer();
+
+            let defaultAnimation = "grab_forward";
+
+            if (localPlayer.getAction('activate').animationName) {
+              defaultAnimation = localPlayer.getAction('activate').animationName;
+            }
+
+            const activateAnimation = activateAnimations[defaultAnimation].animation;
+            const src2 = activateAnimation.interpolants[k];
+            const t2 = ((this.activateTime / 1000) * activateAnimations[defaultAnimation].speedFactor) % activateAnimation.duration;
+            const v2 = src2.evaluate(t2);
+
+            const f = this.activateTime > 0 ? Math.min(cubicBezier(t2), 1) : (1 - Math.min(cubicBezier(t2), 1));
+
+            lerpFn
+              .call(
+                dst,
+                localQuaternion.fromArray(v2),
+                f
+              );
+        }
+      };
+
       for (const spec of this.animationMappings) {
         const {
           animationTrackName: k,
@@ -2363,6 +2387,7 @@ class Avatar {
         
         applyFn(spec);
         _blendFly(spec);
+        _blendActivateAction(spec);
         
         // ignore all animation position except y
         if (isPosition) {
diff --git a/character-controller.js b/character-controller.js
index 2a5feac2f2..c2cde1a989 100644
--- a/character-controller.js
+++ b/character-controller.js
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ class RemotePlayer extends InterpolatedPlayer {
 function getPlayerCrouchFactor(player) {
   let factor = 1;
   factor *= 1 - 0.4 * player.actionInterpolants.crouch.getNormalized();
-  factor *= 1 - 0.8 * Math.min(player.actionInterpolants.activate.getNormalized() * 1.5, 1);
+  //factor *= 1 - 0.8 * Math.min(player.actionInterpolants.activate.getNormalized() * 1.5, 1);
   return factor;
 };
 
diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index 1beddfc12a..bf8c567753 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -705,6 +705,61 @@ const _gameUpdate = (timestamp, timeDiff) => {
   };
   _handlePush();
 
+  const _updateActivateAnimation = (grabUseMeshPosition) => {
+
+    let currentDistance = 100;
+    let currentAnimation = "grab_forward";
+    let distance = 0;
+
+    // Forward
+    localVector.set(0, -0.5, -0.5).applyQuaternion(localPlayer.quaternion)
+      .add(localPlayer.position);
+    currentDistance = grabUseMeshPosition.distanceTo(localVector);
+
+    // Down
+    localVector.set(0, -1.2, -0.5).applyQuaternion(localPlayer.quaternion)
+      .add(localPlayer.position);
+    distance = grabUseMeshPosition.distanceTo(localVector);
+    if (distance < currentDistance) {
+      currentDistance = distance;
+      currentAnimation = "grab_down";
+    }
+
+    // Up
+    localVector.set(0, 0.0, -0.5).applyQuaternion(localPlayer.quaternion)
+      .add(localPlayer.position);
+    distance = grabUseMeshPosition.distanceTo(localVector);
+    if (distance < currentDistance) {
+      currentDistance = distance;
+      currentAnimation = "grab_up";
+    }
+
+    // Left
+    localVector.set(-0.8, -0.5, -0.5).applyQuaternion(localPlayer.quaternion)
+      .add(localPlayer.position);
+    distance = grabUseMeshPosition.distanceTo(localVector);
+    if (distance < currentDistance) {
+      currentDistance = distance;
+      currentAnimation = "grab_left";
+    }
+    
+    // Right
+    localVector.set(0.8, -0.5, -0.5).applyQuaternion(localPlayer.quaternion)
+      .add(localPlayer.position);
+    distance = grabUseMeshPosition.distanceTo(localVector);
+    if (distance < currentDistance) {
+      currentDistance = distance;
+      currentAnimation = "grab_right";
+    }
+
+    if (localPlayer.getAction('activate')) {
+      localPlayer.getAction('activate').animationName = currentAnimation;
+    }
+
+    return (currentDistance < 0.8);
+
+  };
+
   const _updateGrab = () => {
     // moveMesh.visible = false;
 
@@ -759,9 +814,12 @@ const _gameUpdate = (timestamp, timeDiff) => {
           grabUseMesh.quaternion.copy(camera.quaternion);
           // grabUseMesh.scale.copy(grabbedObject.scale);
           grabUseMesh.updateMatrixWorld();
-          grabUseMesh.visible = true;
+          //grabUseMesh.visible = true;
           grabUseMesh.target = object;
           grabUseMesh.setComponent('value', localPlayer.actionInterpolants.activate.getNormalized());
+          
+          grabUseMesh.visible = _updateActivateAnimation(grabUseMesh.position);
+
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5efeb5cb2d..9c56470669 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10774,7 +10774,8 @@
         "quicktype": "^15.0.258"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@types/three": "^0.131.0"
+        "@types/three": "^0.131.0",
+        "three": "^0.133.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/totum": {
diff --git a/player-avatar-binding.js b/player-avatar-binding.js
index 9978c6ecec..20448b2477 100644
--- a/player-avatar-binding.js
+++ b/player-avatar-binding.js
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export function applyPlayerModesToAvatar(player, session, rig) {
     for (const action of player.getActionsState()) {
       if (action.type === 'wear') {
         const app = player.appManager.getAppByInstanceId(action.instanceId);
+        if (!app) {
+          return null;
+        }
         for (const {key, value} of app.components) {
           if (key === 'aim') {
             return value;
diff --git a/public/animations/Gathering Objects.fbx b/public/animations/Gathering Objects.fbx
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index 65b0fae116..0000000000
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diff --git a/public/animations/animations.cbor b/public/animations/animations.cbor
index 5ad508fe26..20dbc117cc 100644
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diff --git a/public/animations/grab_down.fbx b/public/animations/grab_down.fbx
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index 0000000000..32df4de13b
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diff --git a/public/animations/grab_forward.fbx b/public/animations/grab_forward.fbx
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index 0000000000..83a048de13
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diff --git a/public/animations/grab_left.fbx b/public/animations/grab_left.fbx
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diff --git a/public/animations/grab_right.fbx b/public/animations/grab_right.fbx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..caffdb1baa
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diff --git a/public/animations/grab_up.fbx b/public/animations/grab_up.fbx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5525584cae
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