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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While the wife embraces their animatronic offspring, her husband keeps a wary distance, unconvinced that the android has any connection to their boy.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
That’s because the ride has one of the best animatronic figures in SoCal, namely a black cat scurrying across a piano.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Most of the Hasbro employees who worked on Ultimate Grogu and met with PEOPLE also brought the company's first Baby Yoda toys — including an animatronic — to fruition in 2020, despite having little lead time to develop them and no reference materials.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
That’s because the ride has one of the best animatronic figures in SoCal, namely a black cat scurrying across a piano.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Most of the Hasbro employees who worked on Ultimate Grogu and met with PEOPLE also brought the company's first Baby Yoda toys — including an animatronic — to fruition in 2020, despite having little lead time to develop them and no reference materials.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Animatronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animatronic. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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