robotics

[ roh-bot-iks ]

/ roʊˈbɒt ɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

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

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Origin of robotics

1941; robot + -ics; coined by Isaac Asimov

Words nearby robotics

robot, robot bomb, robot dancing, robotic, roboticist, robotics, robotize, robot pilot, rob Peter to pay Paul, Rob Roy, rob someone blind

How to use robotics in a sentence

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.
An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow|Brian Heater|December 30, 2020|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.
Remote physical gaming site Surrogate.tv raises a $2.5M seed round|Brian Heater|December 18, 2020|TechCrunch
He got a commercial driver’s license and went to work for a robotics startup.
How technology might finally start telling farmers things they didn’t already know|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The robotics firm has offices in Boston and Silicon Valley, and both regions are known as hubs for robotics innovations.
Robot dog firm Boston Dynamics is getting a new owner: Hyundai|Dalvin Brown|December 11, 2020|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.
Boston Dynamics sells to Hyundai Motor Group in $1.1 billion deal|Ron Amadeo|December 11, 2020|Ars Technica
Is that what we want for the students at Carl Hayden High, where the robotics club is still going strong?
These Undocumented Teens Outsmarted MIT—and Still Cant Get Real Jobs in America|Jonathan Alter|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The implications are enormous as all this comes amid widespread and growing excitement about robotics in daily life.
The 'Killer Robot' Olympics|Christopher Dickey|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But nobody connected with the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Robotics Challenge wants to admit that.
The 'Killer Robot' Olympics|Christopher Dickey|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Born in 1960, just outside of Paris, LeCun has been drawn to computers, robotics, and artificial intelligence since a young age.
Soon All Your Best Facebook Friends Will Be Robots|William O’Connor|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No one can predict the direction or dimensions of robotics a decade from now.
Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs Growth|Robert Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He knew where you could get plans for the robotics, and off-the-shelf motors and sensors.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Now, have a look—this is a Linux computer with some of the most advanced robotics ever engineered.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
I thought it over for a second, then asked, "But what do your robotics men say is causing the malfunctions?"
A Spaceship Named McGuire|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for robotics

robotics

/ (rəʊˈbɒtɪks) /

noun (functioning as singular)

the science or technology of designing, building, and using robots

another name for robot dancing

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