noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:rō-bŏt′iks
UK:/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/
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Canada, US:rō-bŏ′tiks
Canada, US:/ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/
Canada, US:[ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪks]
Texas:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:rō-bŏt′iks
Australian:/ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪks/
Australian:[ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪks]
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artificial intelligence, AI
Narrower terms: animatronics, telerobotics
History
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!.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
robotikë
— the science and technology of robots
Arabic:
رُوبُوتِيَّة
(rōbōtiyya)
— the science and technology of robots
Arabic:
عِلْمُ الرُّوبُوتَات
(ʕilmu r-rōbōtāt)
— the science and technology of robots
Azerbaijani:
robototexnika
— the science and technology of robots
Basque:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Belarusian:
робататэ́хніка
(robatatéxnika)
— the science and technology of robots
Bulgarian:
робо́тика
(robótika)
— the science and technology of robots
Catalan:
robòtica
— the science and technology of robots
Chinese Mandarin:
機器人學 /机器人学
(jīqìrénxué)
— the science and technology of robots
Czech:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Danish:
robotteknologi
— the science and technology of robots
Dutch:
robotica
— the science and technology of robots
Estonian:
robootika
— the science and technology of robots
Finnish:
robotiikka
— the science and technology of robots
French:
robotique
— the science and technology of robots
German:
Robotik
— the science and technology of robots
Greek:
ρομποτική
(rompotikí)
— the science and technology of robots
Hebrew:
רוֹבּוֹטִיקָה
— the science and technology of robots
Hindi:
रोबॉटिक्स
(robŏṭiks)
— the science and technology of robots
Hungarian:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Icelandic:
þjarkafræði
— the science and technology of robots
Indonesian:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Italian:
robotica
— the science and technology of robots
Japanese:
ロボット工学
(robotto kōgaku)
— the science and technology of robots
Japanese:
ロボティックス
(robotikkusu)
— the science and technology of robots
Kazakh:
робототехника
(robototexnika)
— the science and technology of robots
Khmer:
រូបយន្តវិទ្យា
(ruupyŭən vɨtyiə)
— the science and technology of robots
Korean:
로봇공학
(robotgonghak)
— the science and technology of robots
Korean:
로봇학
(robothak)
— the science and technology of robots
Latin:
ars robotica
— the science and technology of robots
Latvian:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Latvian:
robototehnika
— the science and technology of robots
Lithuanian:
robototechnika
— the science and technology of robots
Lithuanian:
robotų technika
— the science and technology of robots
Lithuanian:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Macedonian:
роботика
(robotika)
— the science and technology of robots
Persian:
رباتیک
(robâtik)
— the science and technology of robots
Polish:
robotyka
— the science and technology of robots
Portuguese:
robótica
— the science and technology of robots
Romanian:
robotică
— the science and technology of robots
Russian:
робототе́хника
(robototéxnika)
— the science and technology of robots
Serbo-Croatian:
робо̀тика
— the science and technology of robots
Serbo-Croatian:
robòtika
— the science and technology of robots
Slovak:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Slovene:
robotika
— the science and technology of robots
Spanish:
robótica
— the science and technology of robots
Thai:
วิทยาการหุ่นยนต์
(wít-tá-yaa-gaan-hùn-yon)
— the science and technology of robots
Turkish:
robotik
— the science and technology of robots
Ukrainian:
робототе́хніка
(robototéxnika)
— the science and technology of robots
Welsh:
roboteg
— the science and technology of robots
