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
Third, digitalization: digital simulation, virtual prototyping, production planning, and robotization.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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.
—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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Prior to widespread mechanization, textiles were expensive due to the cost of materials and skilled labor needed to produce fabric, and they were often sourced abroad.—
Emily J. Whitted,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Democrats from Georgia, and Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, Republicans from Florida, said Thursday that the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026 would boost R&D for advanced agricultural innovations, including mechanization.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2026
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Elements of the Bores plan seem wishful (like a call for the sorts of job-retraining programs that were promised to mitigate offshoring and seem unlikely to mitigate sweeping automation) or unrigorous (like a technical solution to deepfakes that experts say has been, thus far, a failure).—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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In January 2026, LG Electronics unveiled the LG CLOiD humanoid at CES 2026, featuring dual seven-DOF robotic arms for precise, human-like household assistance and automation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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“Robotization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robotization. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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