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An animatronic puppet has been trotted out like a real-life celebrity in advance of the movie’s Friday opening, putting Grogu’s high-tech internal machinery—and the puppeteers operating it out of sight with remote controls—to the test.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The animatronic Great White gave his engineers as much trouble as it gave Spielberg on set.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Let's hope the giant animatronic elephant hasn't gone rusty in its storage container.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Ruby Carlson Bedirian, head of engineering and enrichment at the theater and collaborator, says many visitors try to stump the animatronic or break it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

“Do they still have those animatronic robot characters? They were kind of freaky.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan