animatronicsPronunciation: /ˌanɪməˈtrɒnɪks/Translate animatronics | into Italian Definition of animatronics noun [treated as singular] the technique of making and operating lifelike robots, typically for use in film or other entertainment: ask them if they can find out who’s doing the animatronicsDerivatives animatronic adjective Origin: 1970s: blend of animated and electronicsanimatronics in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of animatronics in the US English dictionary