as in mechanization
the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices
on account of robotization, no human need come into direct contact with the hazardous material
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Recent Examples of robotization
Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, semiaquatic insects also known as ripple bugs, these tiny bots can glide across rushing streams because of the robotization of an evolutionary adaptation.
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Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
Russia ranks nearly last in the world in the scale and speed of automation in production: its robotization is just a microscopic fraction of the world average.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Autonomous driving has particular challenges, but factory robotization will still happen in the next five to 10 years.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
The country, and indeed the world, is headed for an extraordinary wave of robotization and automation — and not just in travel.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021
Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
Russia ranks nearly last in the world in the scale and speed of automation in production: its robotization is just a microscopic fraction of the world average.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Autonomous driving has particular challenges, but factory robotization will still happen in the next five to 10 years.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
The country, and indeed the world, is headed for an extraordinary wave of robotization and automation — and not just in travel.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robotization
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Into the Weeds offers less a new way to think than perhaps an old one, pushing back against mechanization and the collapse of context by reframing reading in the most particular and human terms.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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The mechanization or the industrialization of the medical practices, the delivery of health care, diminishes that sense of feeling like you're valued.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the accident, and others related to air traffic control, some called to integrate the powerful technologies behind the AI automation revolution.—
Eoin Higgins,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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This passive multistable design also makes the finger safer, especially in applications like grasping objects in industrial automation, where simple, predictable mechanics can prevent accidents.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Robotization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robotization. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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