roboticist

English

Etymology

Coined by Isaac Asimov in his 1940 short story "Robbie" (initially published under the title "Strange Playfellow").

Noun

roboticist (plural roboticists)

1. One who conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots.
   • 1940 September, Isaac Asimov, “Strange Playfellow”, in Super Science Stories, volume 1, number 4, page 70:

     Johnson is an expert Roboticist.

Related terms

• robotics
• robotic

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “roboticist”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
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