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cobot

cobot noun: a robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.

Noun

cobot (plural cobots)

  1. A robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.
    • But then Mr. Kuzmin discovered Universal Robots, which makes collaborative robots, or cobots, which are small, affordable and designed to operate safely side by side with workers. They are easy to program to do multiple tasks and allow the company to crank out parts around the clock.2018 November 7, Janet Morrissey, “When Robots Ring the Bell”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of cobot

pluralcobots

Origin of cobot

Blend of collaborative + robot.

Questions about cobot

What does cobot mean?
Cobot means a robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.
What part of speech is cobot?
Cobot is a noun.
What is the plural of cobot?
The plural of cobot is cobots.

Words near cobot in the dictionary

  1. cobordism
  2. cobordisms
  3. Cobos
  4. coboson
  5. cobosons
  6. cobot
  7. cobots
  8. cobound
  9. coboundaries
  10. coboundary
  11. cobourg

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