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Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature), Flipcommons Catalog.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)Animatronic toys are [[gameplay-feature:interactive-toys]] that move under their own power: motorized figures that gesture, speak or fight back in response to the game rather than waiting to be struck. On the Premium and [[tag:limited-edition]] models of *[[title:pokemon]]* (2026, [[manufacturer:stern-pinball]]) a Pikachu reacts to the action on the playfield with movement and recorded speech,[1] and the fully animatronic Megatron of *[[title:transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye]]* (2026) turns its fusion cannon and fires pinballs back at the player.[2] [[manufacturer:american-pinball]]'s *[[title:galactic-tank-force]]* (2023) and [[manufacturer:turner-pinball]]'s *[[title:merlins-arcade]]* (2025) carry them as well.
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- Animatronic Robot ToyFlipcommons Catalog
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- Interactive ToysFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Animatronic ToysFlipcommons Catalog
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- activeFlipcommons Catalog
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- animatronic-toysFlipcommons Catalog
Citations
- Stern Pinball — https://wp.sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PANTS-Matrix-added-%C2%A9_021226.pdf
Pikachu animatronic toy reacts to playfield action with movement and custom recorded speech.
- Pinball News — https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2026/05/21/stern-reveals-new-transformers-game
a fully animatronic Megatron robot toy with an articulated fusion cannon that rotates and fires pinballs back at players