| 释义 |
cobot, n.
Brit. |ˈkəʊbɒt|, U.S. |ˈkoʊˌbɑt|, |ˈkoʊbət|
[‹ co- (in collaborative adj., although with the pronunciation compare co- prefix) + -bot comb. form, punningly after robot n.]
A computer-controlled robotic device designed to assist a person in performing a manual task.
1996Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 Dec. a24/3 Researchers at the University of Illinois, concerned that conventional robots with their powerful motors are dangerous and take jobs away from workers, have developed cobots that require humans to push them along while they assemble components in a factory. 1997Guardian 24 Apr. (Online section) 5/2 Scooter, one of a new class of collaborative machines called cobots, is programmed to refuse to go past a virtual surface. 2001F. Popcorn & A. Hanft Dict. Future 368 When a cobot and a UAW member work together to install a large truck instrument panel, the human being does the lifting..while the cobot provides guidance and direction. 2007Design News (Nexis) 10 Dec. s23 A single customized 40W brushless motor in the cobot runs a 15-output, continuously variable transmission. |