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roboticist

American  
[roh-bot-uh-sist] / roʊˈbɒt ə sɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in robots or robotics.


Etymology

Origin of roboticist

1940; robotic ( def. ) + -ist; coined by Isaac Asimov


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All of a Familiar’s behaviors are intended to be approachable and inoffensive, says Morgan Pope, a Familiar Machines roboticist who spent almost eight years at Disney Research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"I'm a jaded roboticist, but I can't help but smile back at a robot that spontaneously smiles at me."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

Ayanna Howard, a roboticist and dean of the Ohio State University’s engineering school, said that the human hand, five fingers and all, isn’t “necessarily the optimal configuration” for a robot.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 27, 2025

A roboticist being included among his artistic collaborators.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

Lanning leaned back in his seat, and there was the rapt silence of challenge and response between them, and then the old roboticist shook his head.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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