English Explanatory Dictionary

roboticist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots.

Word forms

roboticist roboticists

Etymology

Coined by Isaac Asimov in 1940. robot + -ic + -ist. Coined in his short story "Robbie" (initially published under the title "Strange Playfellow").

Related words

robopsychologist robot robotic robotics
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