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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. another name for robot dancing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of robotics1

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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