Has anyone applied for a patent for the mechanical puppet?

Yes

According to relevant information, as early as 20 1 1, someone has applied for this patent.

Patents are generally documents issued by government agencies or regional organizations representing several countries according to their applications. This kind of document records the contents of the invention and creation, and in a certain period of time, it has produced such a legal state that the patented invention and creation can only be implemented by others with the permission of the patentee.