robotics

[ roh-bot-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.

robotics

/ rəʊˈbɒtɪks /

noun

1. the science or technology of designing, building, and using robots
2. See robot dancing
   another name for robot dancing

Word History and Origins

Origin of robotics¹

1941; robot + -ics; coined by Isaac Asimov

Example Sentences

The original, larger version was fairly difficult to get here in the States for a while, owing to the limitation of a small robotics company has in bringing its product to a brand new market.

From TechCrunch

The company’s big play is an ultra-low-latency streaming and robotics bundle that lets users remotely control real-world objects in the manner of a streaming gaming service.

From TechCrunch

He got a commercial driver’s license and went to work for a robotics startup.

From MIT Technology Review

The robotics firm has offices in Boston and Silicon Valley, and both regions are known as hubs for robotics innovations.

From Washington Post

Google bought Boston Dynamics in 2013 with a plan to build a robotics division, but as Google is wont to do, it lost interest in robotics and decided to sell the company to Softbank in 2017.

From Ars Technica

Is that what we want for the students at Carl Hayden High, where the robotics club is still going strong?

From The Daily Beast

The implications are enormous as all this comes amid widespread and growing excitement about robotics in daily life.

From The Daily Beast

But nobody connected with the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Robotics Challenge wants to admit that.

From The Daily Beast

Born in 1960, just outside of Paris, LeCun has been drawn to computers, robotics, and artificial intelligence since a young age.

From The Daily Beast

No one can predict the direction or dimensions of robotics a decade from now.

From The Daily Beast

He knew where you could get plans for the robotics, and off-the-shelf motors and sensors.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, have a look—this is a Linux computer with some of the most advanced robotics ever engineered.

From Project Gutenberg

I thought it over for a second, then asked, "But what do your robotics men say is causing the malfunctions?"

From Project Gutenberg

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