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robotics

ro·bo·tics

UK/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ US/ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/ uncommon

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the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots

Origin

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!.

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