robotics

[ roh-bot-iks ]
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noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.

Origin of robotics

1
1941; robot + -ics; coined by Isaac Asimov

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British Dictionary definitions for robotics

robotics

/ (rəʊˈbɒtɪks) /


noun(functioning as singular)
  1. the science or technology of designing, building, and using robots

  2. another name for robot dancing

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