robotics
/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/US/ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/
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robotics noun: the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application.
Noun
robotics (uncountable)
- The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application
- There's irony in three of the greatest experts in robotics in the world falling into the same elementary trap, isn't there?1941 May, Isaac Asimov, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3, page 53
- While it may take another five to 10 years for humanoid robots to make a real societal impact, they could eventually become the next widely adopted consumer electronics, according to Xi Ning, chair professor of robotics and automation at the University of Hong Kong.2025 March 25, John Liu, “Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China”, in CNN
robotics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
robotics in Hindi
- the science and technology of robots
- रोबॉटिक्स robŏṭiks
robotics in Tamil
- இயங்கியல், இயக்கவியல், எந்திரனியல்
robotics in Marathi
- रोबोटिक्स
robotics in Urdu
- روبوٹکس
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- robotics in Bengali
- রোবটের নকশা, নির্মাণ, রোবটবিজ্ঞান
- robotics in Telugu
- రోబోటిక్స్, రొబొటిక్స్
- robotics in Malayalam
- റോബോട്ടിക്സ്, റോബോട്ടീക്സ്
- robotics in Kannada
- ರೊಬೊಟಿಕ್ಸ್, ರೋಬೋಟಿಕ್ಸ್, ರೋಬಾಟಿಕ್ಸ್
- robotics in Punjabi
- ਰੋਬੋਟਿਕਸ
- robotics in Gujarati
- રોબોટિક્સ, રોબોટીક્સ
- robotics in Odia
- ରୋବୋଟିକ୍ସ, ରୋବୋଟିକସ୍
- robotics in Nepali
- रोबोटिक्स, रोबोटिक, रोबोटिकहरू
- robotics in Arabic
- رُوبُوتِيَّة rōbōtiyya, عِلْمُ الرُّوبُوتَات ʕilmu r-rōbōtāt
- robotics in Indonesian
- robotika
- robotics in Persian
- رباتیک robâtik
- robotics in Thai
- วิทยาการหุ่นยนต์ wít-tá-yaa-gaan-hùn-yon
Origin of robotics
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!.
Words formed from robotics
Questions about robotics
- What does robotics mean?
- Robotics means the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application.
- What is robotics in Hindi?
- Robotics in Hindi is रोबॉटिक्स (robŏṭiks). See Robotics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is robotics?
- Robotics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce robotics?
- Robotics is pronounced /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ (UK).
Words near robotics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: robotics (page history and authors); robotics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); robotics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); robotics (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); robotics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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