photovore
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Etymology edit
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photovore (plural photovores)
- A robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
- 1994, Edward Rietman, Genesis Redux: Experiments Creating Artificial Life:
- Many of these robots are capable of tracking the sun like a photovore, and thus stay alive. At night, they go into a dormant state.
- 2000, Karl Lunt, Build Your Own Robot!:
- A photovore "race" towards a bright light might take a while to complete.