Went to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to check out a bunch o' cool animatronics from way back in the past up to present day. Really interesting and impressive stuff! Here's a photo gallery of what we saw...
NEW FEATURE: "IT'S ALIVE! BRINGING ANIMATRONIC CHARACTERS TO LIFE ON FILM!"
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/animatronics
Enjoy!