robotics
noun [ U ] uk/rəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ us/roʊˈbɑː.t̬ɪks/
机器人学;机器人技术
the science of making and using robots (= machines controlled by computers that are used to perform jobs automatically)
The field of robotics has seen many exciting developments in the last decade.
Strangely, for the director of a robotics department, he doesn't seem to know what a robot is.
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- The rapid advances in robotics and sensors will allow ever more sophisticated versions to be developed for hospitals.
- The lab would use robotics technology, which can process 96 samples at a time, to handle swab samples.
- The innovation that has occurred in machine tools and robotics is less obvious but has an equally positive impact on our lives.
- The modern manufacturing process is a very sophisticated operation utilizing highly skilled workers, advanced machinery, and even robotics.