telerobotics
nounUK /ˌtelɪrəʊˈbɒtɪks/
US /ˌteləroʊˈbɑːtɪks/
Telerobotics is when people control robots from far away.
With telerobotics, a doctor can guide a robot to help a patient in another city.
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2. The technology and science of operating machines at a distance.
Engineers study telerobotics to design safer ways to explore deep oceans.
3. A field of robotics focused on human-controlled machines rather than fully automatic ones.
Telerobotics lets a human make the tricky decisions while the robot does the lifting.
4. The use of remote robots in space, surgery, or dangerous workplaces.
Space agencies rely on telerobotics to fix satellites from the ground.