robot pilot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of robot pilot
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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As soon as the plane reached cruising altitude, Langford, sitting in the back seat, pushed a button, and a robot pilot took over from the human one.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2012
On the second day, after passing Nigeria, the robot pilot quit, leaving the human pilots to guess their way through rain squalls and the second night.
From Time Magazine Archive
The story got around that the plane would take off without a soul inside, fly straight to Honolulu by means of a "robot" pilot and directional radio.
From Time Magazine Archive
All trans port pilots do it as a matter of course, letting a robot pilot keep the plane on the flying beam radioed from each major airport.
From Time Magazine Archive
In every test the robot pilot has steered an accurate course for hours at a time and over distances up to 400 miles while human members of the crew have been concerned with other duties.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various
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