animatronic
/ˌænɪməˈtrɑnɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or using electronically controlled puppets or robots that mimic living creatures, especially in movies or theme parks.
- The theme park features an animatronic pirate that tells stories to visitors.
- Engineers spent months designing the animatronic shark for the film.
- The dinosaur in the movie was an animatronic model, not computer-generated.
noun
- An electronically controlled puppet or robot that mimics a living creature.
- The animatronic's eyes blinked and its head turned smoothly.
- The museum's animatronic of a T. rex moves and roars every hour.
- They used several animatronics to create the fantasy creatures in the show.