animatronic
adjective
an·i·ma·tron·ic
ˌa-nə-mə-ˈträ-nik 
: of, relating to, or being a puppet or similar figure that is animated by means of electromechanical devices
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The company began to cut back on its animatronic bands and characters a few years ago.
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Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Isabelle Frances McGuire, in a suite, placed a life-size animatronic donkey and, lying in bed, a sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
What’s the newest animatronic in the park?
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The meat of the documentary will focus on the 2018 arrest of Patrick Spikes, who at the age of 23, broke into the closed Cranium Command ride at Walt Disney World’s Epcot park and stole clothing off an animatronic nicknamed Buzzy.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Isabelle Frances McGuire, in a suite, placed a life-size animatronic donkey and, lying in bed, a sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
What’s the newest animatronic in the park?
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The meat of the documentary will focus on the 2018 arrest of Patrick Spikes, who at the age of 23, broke into the closed Cranium Command ride at Walt Disney World’s Epcot park and stole clothing off an animatronic nicknamed Buzzy.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Animatronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animatronic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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