WordGarden.ioroboticist
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Meanings
Noun
a person who designs, builds, or studies robots and robotic systems
Beyond the definition
A roboticist is a scientist or engineer who works with robots. They may design them, build them, program them, test them, or improve how they move and respond. You might find a roboticist working on factory machines, medical tools, research robots, or space rovers. The job often brings together mechanics, electronics, and software to help machines do useful tasks.
The term "roboticist" refers to a person who studies, designs, builds, programs, or works closely with robots. The word is usually used for someone in robotics as a field, especially in science, engineering, or research. Their work can involve mechanical parts, electronics, sensors, control systems, and software. Some roboticists focus on how robots move, some on how they handle objects, and others on how they sense the world and make decisions.
A roboticist might work in a university lab, a technology company, a factory, a hospital, or a space program. They may create new machines, improve existing ones, or study how people can use robots safely and effectively. The word does not mean just a person who assembles robots by hand. It usually suggests deeper work in robotics, such as design, research, testing, or development.
In everyday use, "roboticist" usually means more than "robot builder." It points to someone whose main work is in robotics as a profession or area of study. As robots become more common in industry, medicine, transport, and exploration, roboticists play an important role in making those systems useful, reliable, and safe.
Examples
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Warehouse design
The company hired a roboticist to help design a safer warehouse robot.
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Academic research
At the conference, roboticists from several universities compared ways to teach machines to grasp soft objects.
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Medical devices
Before joining the film industry, she worked as a roboticist on medical devices for children.
See also
Similar
- robotics engineer
- robotics researcher
- robotician
Shades of meaning
- mechatronics engineer
- automation engineer
Contrast
- robot operator
Used with (collocations)
- roboticists design robots
- roboticists build prototypes
- roboticists work on autonomous robots
Word family
- robotics
- robotic
Explore
- robot
- autonomous systems
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- roboticist