cobot
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of collaborative + robot
Noun edit
cobot (plural cobots)
- A robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.
- 2018 November 7, Janet Morrissey, “When Robots Ring the Bell”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- But then Mr. Kuzmin discovered Universal Robots, which makes collaborative robots, or cobots, which are small, affordable and designed to operate safely side by side with workers. They are easy to program to do multiple tasks and allow the company to crank out parts around the clock.