ro·bot·ics
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Definition of robotics
: technology dealing with the design, construction, and operation of robots in automation
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Other Words from robotics
roboticist
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Examples of robotics in a Sentence
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The free event features a robotics competition, a student art exhibition, a bike rodeo, a health and safety fair, music, food and more. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Cupertino community briefs for the week of Aug. 30," 30 Aug. 2019 Years ago, as a fifth-grader himself, Jolly joined a robotics team when his interest of and knowledge in the subject only grew. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "College Park H.S.student in The Woodlands expands free robotics workshops," 5 Aug. 2019 Over the last several years, the Federation has partnered with the Yerucham Science Center that includes an award-winning robotics program. — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida’s Jewish Federations bond with Israeli sister cities," 26 July 2019 In June 2018, new U.S. restrictions on Chinese graduate students came into effect, shortening visa durations from 5 years to 1 year for those interested in aviation, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, "China’s scientists alarmed, bewildered by growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States," 31 July 2019 The former Arizona video-game designer (mainly Nintendo DS titles) is now, by day, a robotics engineer at Stryker in Fort Lauderdale, building medical robots that assist doctors during hip and knee replacement surgeries. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Summer suds: Five South Florida breweries opening this summer and fall," 9 July 2019 In the case of Amazon, that argument is even less compelling, considering a worker’s increased productivity via robotics is further enriching the richest man on the planet. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Robots Alone Can't Solve Amazon's Labor Woes," 15 July 2019 Since March, more than 120 companies have applied to list on the STAR market, including software and robotics makers and biotech companies. — Shen Hong, WSJ, "First IPO on China’s Nasdaq-Style Tech Board Sparks a Small Frenzy," 26 June 2019 Giertz, a robotics enthusiast and inventor, has been working on this plan for over a year. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "And Now, the World's First Homemade Tesla Truck," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'robotics.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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robotics
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English Language Learners Definition of robotics
: technology that is used to design, build, and operate robots
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