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 new cash prompted a frank look at the Chuck E. Cheese model – including its iconic animatronic band, featuring Charles Entertainment Cheese and his friends.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker explained how an animatronic puppeteer used resources from one of Holm's other projects to assist in the creation of the character.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
This becomes clear long before visitors get close to the venue as its entrance is flanked by a trio of animatronic reindeer singing Christmas carols which echo around the nearby hallways.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Robert Timothy Smith plays good-hearted Neel (with the aid of facial motion capture, a prosthetic suit and an animatronic puppeteered head), while Ravi Cabot-Conyers (#BlackAF), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (2022’s Firestarter) and Kyriana Kratter (BUNK’D) respectively play Wim, Fern and KB.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker explained how an animatronic puppeteer used resources from one of Holm's other projects to assist in the creation of the character.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
This becomes clear long before visitors get close to the venue as its entrance is flanked by a trio of animatronic reindeer singing Christmas carols which echo around the nearby hallways.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Robert Timothy Smith plays good-hearted Neel (with the aid of facial motion capture, a prosthetic suit and an animatronic puppeteered head), while Ravi Cabot-Conyers (#BlackAF), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (2022’s Firestarter) and Kyriana Kratter (BUNK’D) respectively play Wim, Fern and KB.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Animatronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animatronic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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