audio-animatronic

adjective

au·​dio-an·​i·​ma·​tron·​ic ˌȯ-dē-ō-ˌa-nə-mə-ˈträ-nik How to pronounce audio-animatronic (audio)
: being or consisting of a lifelike electromechanical figure of a person or animal that has synchronized movement and sound

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The autonomous audio-animatronic stunt robot in a Spider-Man suit developed by Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development as part of the Stuntronics Project is capable of performing aerial somersaults and backflips 65 feet in the air. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 29 Oct. 2024 Using the latest audio-animatronic technology, riders will join Miguel on a trip to the land of the dead. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024 To mark the occasion, the company will create the first-ever audio-animatronic version of Walt Disney, with a level of complexity of technology that has yet to be seen in a Disney park. Natasha Chen, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024 Disney's first-ever audio-animatronic of Walt Disney will debut next year as the park celebrates its 70th anniversary. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024 Fitzgerald’s team is using audio-animatronic technology to create a moving, speaking version of Disney, one that will stand up from the desk and tell a story. Brian Stelter, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2024 The audio-animatronic musical variety show starring a troupe of foot-stompin’, knee-slappin’ and rip-snortin’ bears closed in 2001 to make room for the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh dark ride in Critter Country. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 July 2024 The Main Street Opera House theater is being improved and the President Lincoln audio-animatronic figure isn’t going anywhere, according to Disneyland officials. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024 That auction, according to a press release, saw various Disneyland props sold, including a functional audio-animatronic singing Tiki Bird from the beloved Tiki Room, as well as a pirate skull prop from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from Audio-Animatronics, a trademark

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of audio-animatronic was in 1963

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“Audio-animatronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audio-animatronic. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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