robotics
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English
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!.
Pronunciation
- enPR: rō-bŏt′iks
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈbɑt.ɪks/,
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Noun
robotics (uncountable)
- The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application
- 1941 May, Isaac Asimov, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3, page 53:
- There's irony in three of the greatest experts in robotics in the world falling into the same elementary trap, isn't there?
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Translations
the science and technology of robots
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References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “robotics”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “robotics n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
