animatronic
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adjective
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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
This area will include a life-size animatronic of Gary, the robot formerly known as 4, as well as a mini game involving Krypto.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
“Do they still have those animatronic robot characters? They were kind of freaky.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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