| roborant | <medicine> A strengthening medicine; a tonic. Origin: L. Roborans, p. Pr. See Roborate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| robotic | Pertaining to or characteristic of a robot, an automatic mechanical device designed to duplicate a human function without direct human operation. Origin: Czech robot, robot, fr. Robota, drudgery, + -ic (05 Mar 2000) |
| robotics | The application of electronic, computerised control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses. (12 Dec 1998) |