animatronic
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animatronics
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One of his latest creations, an animatronic hand, clutches when he pulls a trigger that he built using a 3-D printer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
An animatronic puppet has been trotted out like a real-life celebrity in advance of the movie’s Friday opening, putting Grogu’s high-tech internal machinery—and the puppeteers operating it out of sight with remote controls—to the test.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The animatronic Great White gave his engineers as much trouble as it gave Spielberg on set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Let's hope the giant animatronic elephant hasn't gone rusty in its storage container.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
All of a sudden, a row of animatronic geese tucked into a corner of the room started honking and singing.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Most of all, the movie’s distinction is in its stomach-churning smorgasbord of wild nightmare visions produced by the animatronics and makeup departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
An aluminum truss provided infrastructure, and custom joints, gimbals and animatronics gave the astronaut life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
A mix of store-bought animatronics, handmade props and found objects — vintage lamps, creatures with elongated necks and an assortment of mystical, witchy knickknacks, fill every nook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
An outside expert in animatronics, who typically works in television and theater, gives them an annual tuneup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
But what if all of the animatronics had human operators—telecontrollers, working with waldoes?
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
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