"robotics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ [UK], /ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/ [Canada, US], [ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪks] [Canada, US], /ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪks/ [General-Australian], [ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪks] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-robotics.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-robotics.wav
enPR: rō-bŏt′iks [UK], rō-bŏ′tiks [Canada, US], rō-bŏt′iks [General-Australian] 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!. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Isaac Asimov|in=1941|nat=American|occ=science fiction author}} Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941, {{suffix|en|robot|ics}} robot + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} robotics (uncountable)
  1. The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application Wikipedia link: en:Liar! (short story) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Robotics Hypernyms: mechatronics Derived forms: First Law of Robotics, Second Law of Robotics, soft robotics, Third Law of Robotics, Three Laws of Robotics Related terms: robopsychologist, robot, robotic, roboticist Coordinate_terms: artificial intelligence Translations (the science and technology of robots): robotikë [feminine] (Albanian), رُوبُوتِيَّة (rōbōtiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), عِلْمُ الرُّوبُوتَات (ʕilmu r-rōbōtāt) [masculine] (Arabic), robototexnika (Azerbaijani), robotika (Basque), робататэ́хніка (robatatéxnika) [feminine] (Belarusian), робо́тика (robótika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), robòtica [feminine] (Catalan), 機器人學 /机器人学 (jīqìrénxué) (Chinese Mandarin), robotika [feminine] (Czech), robotteknologi [common-gender] (Danish), robootika (Estonian), robotiikka (Finnish), Robotik [feminine] (German), ρομποτική (rompotikí) [feminine] (Greek), רוֹבּוֹטִיקָה [feminine] (Hebrew), रोबॉटिक्स (robŏṭiks) (Hindi), robotika (Hungarian), þjarkafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), robotika (Indonesian), robotica [feminine] (Italian), ロボット工学 (robotto kōgaku) (alt: ロボットこうがく) (Japanese), ロボティックス (robotikkusu) (Japanese), робототехника (robototexnika) (Kazakh), រូបយន្តវិទ្យា (ruupyŭən vɨtyiə) (Khmer), 로봇공학 (robotgonghak) (Korean), 로봇학 (robothak) (Korean), ars robotica [feminine] (Latin), robotika [feminine] (Latvian), robototehnika [feminine] (Latvian), robototechnika [feminine] (Lithuanian), robotų technika (Lithuanian), robotika [feminine] (Lithuanian), роботика (robotika) [feminine] (Macedonian), رباتیک (robâtik) (Persian), robotyka [feminine] (Polish), robótica [feminine] (Portuguese), robotică [feminine] (Romanian), робототе́хника (robototéxnika) [feminine] (Russian), робо̀тика [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), robòtika [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), robotika [feminine] (Slovak), robotika [feminine] (Slovene), robótica [feminine] (Spanish), วิทยาการหุ่นยนต์ (wít-tá-yaa-gaan-hùn-yon) (Thai), robotik (Turkish), робототе́хніка (robototéxnika) [feminine] (Ukrainian), roboteg [feminine] (Welsh)
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