What does robotics mean?
Word: Robotics
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Robotics means the science of designing, making and working with machines that can carry out tasks on their own.
How do you spell robotics?
Syllables: ro - bot - ics
Tricky part: The ks sound at the end is spelt cs, never ks or x.
Watch out for: robotiks, roboticks, robotix
Memory tip: Picture a cable (c) plugged into a socket (s): at the very end of the word, the c comes first and the s follows.
Robotics in a sentence
Example 1: Our school has a robotics club that meets every Saturday.
Example 2: Robotics helps surgeons carry out very delicate operations.
Example 3: My cousin is studying robotics at an engineering college in Pune.
Fun Fact
The word robotics was first used by the science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov in a story published in 1941.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) tecnology
b) machinary
c) robotics
d) enginear
Show answer
c) robotics. Technology needs an h, machinery an e after the n, and engineer ends in eer; robotics is right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tobicsor
a) acrobatics
b) obstruct
c) orbits
d) robotics
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d) robotics. Acrobatics needs two a's and a second c, orbits has no c, and obstruct needs a u.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_b_tics
a) o, a
b) a, o
c) u, o
d) o, o
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d) o, o. The same vowel, o, fills both gaps: ro-bot-ics.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
robbotics
a) o
b) r
c) b
d) t
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c) b. Only one b sits between the two o's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A student who loves robotics would most enjoy ____.
a) knitting a woollen scarf
b) pressing flowers in a book
c) painting a clay pot
d) making a model arm that lifts blocks
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d) making a model arm that lifts blocks
2. In car factories, robotics is used to ____.
a) test-drive each finished car
b) weld the same parts again and again
c) choose the colours of new cars
d) sell the cars to buyers
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b) weld the same parts again and again
