Meaning & use
robotics
The branch of technology and engineering concerned with designing, building, and operating robots.
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She studied robotics in college and later helped design robots for hospital deliveries.
Advances in robotics have made it possible for machines to perform delicate surgery.
A note on using this word
Robotics is treated as a singular, uncountable field, like 'physics' or 'economics,' so it takes a singular verb.
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