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animatronics

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an·i·ma·tron·ics  (n-m-trnks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The technology employing electronics to animate motorized puppets.
[anima(tion) + (elec)tronics.]
ani·ma·tronic adj.
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Noun1.animatronics - the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)
robotics - the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots


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He started design work "Snakes on a Plane" in April of 2005 and was shooting by June of last year, using silicone heads, plastic eyes and animatronics body parts in his repertoire of tricks.
Snake charmer by Riley-Katz, Anne / Los Angeles Business Journal
Nearly 20 years and more than 45 films later, Elizalde has established himself as a go-to makeup artist, sculptor and one of the top animatronics designers in his field.
CREEP SHOW NEED A CREATURE FOR YOUR NEXT MOVIE? MIKE ELIZALDE IS YOUR ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Here again, he squeezed a ramshackle charm out of jerry-rigged apparatus--this time involving more shadow theater, as well as low-rent animatronics and what might be thought of as trompe l'oeil video installations--all powered by clunking exposed machinery.
Ian Burns: Spencer Brownstone by Kastner, Jeffrey / Artforum International
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