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robotize

American  
[roh-buh-tahyz, -bot-ahyz] / ˈroʊ bəˌtaɪz, -bɒtˌaɪz /
especially British, robotise

verb (used with object)

robotized, robotizing
  1. to turn (someone) into a robot.

  2. to convert for automated operation or production by robots or robotlike machines.

    to robotize an assembly line.


verb (used without object)

robotized, robotizing
  1. to adapt or become adapted to the use of robots or robotics.

robotize British  
/ ˈrəʊbəˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. to automate

    robotized assembly lines

  2. to cause (a person) to be or become mechanical and lifeless, like a robot

"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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Etymology

Origin of robotize

First recorded in 1925–30; robot + -ize


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She’s known for a soft, whispery vocal tone that occasionally detonates into a scream—here, it’s robotized via vocoder to suggest coldness and distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“With 3-D-printed materials that can be robotized, we don’t need any of that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

It’s easy to forecast how this could all go horribly wrong: a dystopian picture of mass unemployment and a robotized burger joint on every block.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2018

Vesz-Mont 2000 builds robotized production units but has struggled to keep up with demand because it also is affected by the labor shortage.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2018

Union rules require one stand-by human for every robot or robotized operation.

From The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley

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