"robocolleague" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: robocolleagues [plural]
Etymology: From robo- + colleague. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|robo|colleague}} robo- + colleague Head templates: {{en-noun}} robocolleague (plural robocolleagues)
  1. Robotic or AI systems designed to assist humans to work.
    Sense id: en-robocolleague-en-noun-Lb~lQ0fB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with robo-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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