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noun
A small, throwable robotic device, typically used by military and law enforcement for reconnaissance and situational awareness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, robotics, sciences
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History
From throw + -bot or a blend of throw + robot, likely coined to rhyme with robot. Originally a trademarked name for a robot model by the company ReconRobotics, but by the 2020's it started to become a genericized trademark. (It was also a name for an unrelated toy product line by the Lego company.)
