robotics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪks] (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ (UK)
- rō-bŏt′iks (Boston, Canada, Maine)
- rō-bŏt′iks (Australia)
- /ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪks/ (Australia)
- /ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/ (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- /ɹoʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
- [ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪks] (Australia)
- rō-bŏ′tiks (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- rō-bŏt′iks (UK)
- (Texas) audio
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!.
Meanings
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(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:
Coordinates
Deriveds
First Law of Robotics · soft robotics · Three Laws of Robotics · neurorobotics · Third Law of Robotics · biorobotics · nanorobotics · Second Law of Robotics · telerobotics · microbotics · microrobotics · sociorobotics
Hypernyms
Relateds
robotic · roboticist · robopsychologist · robot
Translations (50)
de Robotik (the science and technology of robots) · kk робототехника (the science and technology of robots) · sh робо̀тика (the science and technology of robots) · fr robotique (the science and technology of robots) · ja ロボティックス (the science and technology of robots) · th วิทยาการหุ่นยนต์ (the science and technology of robots) · he רוֹבּוֹטִיקָה (the science and technology of robots) · ar عِلْمُ الرُّوبُوتَات (the science and technology of robots) · sk robotika (the science and technology of robots) · km រូបយន្តវិទ្យា (the science and technology of robots) · id robotika (the science and technology of robots) · az robototexnika (the science and technology of robots) · cmn 機器人學 /机器人学 (the science and technology of robots) · da robotteknologi (the science and technology of robots) · sl robotika (the science and technology of robots) · is þjarkafræði (the science and technology of robots) · lv robotika (the science and technology of robots) · et robootika (the science and technology of robots) · hu robotika (the science and technology of robots) · cy roboteg (the science and technology of robots) · sq robotikë (the science and technology of robots) · tr robotik (the science and technology of robots) · ca robòtica (the science and technology of robots) · pl robotyka (the science and technology of robots) · be робататэ́хніка (the science and technology of robots) · mk роботика (the science and technology of robots) · lt robotika (the science and technology of robots) · es robótica (the science and technology of robots) · lv robototehnika (the science and technology of robots) · lt robototechnika (the science and technology of robots) · nl robotica (the science and technology of robots) · ko 로봇학 (the science and technology of robots) · ko 로봇공학 (the science and technology of robots) · ro robotică (the science and technology of robots) · hi रोबॉटिक्स (the science and technology of robots) · ru робототе́хника (the science and technology of robots) · pt robótica (the science and technology of robots) · eu robotika (the science and technology of robots) · el ρομποτική (the science and technology of robots) · bg робо́тика (the science and technology of robots) · cs robotika (the science and technology of robots) · lt robotų technika (the science and technology of robots) · ar رُوبُوتِيَّة (the science and technology of robots) · it robotica (the science and technology of robots) · fa رباتیک (the science and technology of robots) · uk робототе́хніка (the science and technology of robots) · ja ロボット工学 (the science and technology of robots) · sh robòtika (the science and technology of robots) · la ars robotica (the science and technology of robots) · fi robotiikka (the science and technology of robots)