animatronics
noun/ˌænɪməˈtɹɒnɪks/
Etymology Blend of animation + electronics, from the Disney trademark "Audio-Animatronics". Compare -tronics.
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A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds.
- Claim that Armitage was not a real rat but an animatronics one that she had made in Science class.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- Related terms
- animatronic