n. A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds.
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n. the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)
Word Usage
"A folk usage of portmanteau refers to a word that is formed by combining both sounds and meanings from two or more words (e.g. 'animatronics' from 'animation' and 'electronics')."