English Explanatory Dictionary

robotics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application

Pronunciation

rō-bŏt′iks /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-robotics.wav rō-bŏ′tiks /ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/ [ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪks] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-robotics.wav /ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪks/ [ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪks]

Word forms

robotics

Etymology

Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 from robot + -ics by comparison to "physics ... hydraulics, celestial mechanics, and so on" in his short story Liar!.

Related words

robopsychologist robot robotic roboticist

Derived words

biorobotics First Law of Robotics microbotics microrobotics nanorobotics neurorobotics Second Law of Robotics sociorobotics soft robotics telerobotics Third Law of Robotics Three Laws of Robotics
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