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noun (used with a singular verb)
- the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
noun (functioning as singular)
- the science or technology of designing, building, and using robots
- another name for robot dancing
1941, from robot + -ics. Coined in a science fiction context by Russian-born U.S. author Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), who proposed the “Three Laws of Robotics” in 1968.