nanobot

[nan-uh-bot] /ˈnæn əˌbɒt/

noun

a machine or robot built on the nanoscale, still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.

a machine or robot that can manipulate nanoscale objects with great precision.

Also called nanorobot [nan-uh-roh-buh t, -bot] /ˈnæn əˌroʊ bət, -bɒt/ (Show IPA), nanite, nanomachine.

Origin

1990-95; nano- + (ro)bot

Contemporary definitions for nanobot

noun

a microscopic robot used in nanotechnology, a nano-robot; an extremely small autonomous self-propelled machine that may reproduce

Word Origin

1989

nanobot in Technology

robotics
/nan"oh-bot/ A robot of microscopic proportions, presumably built by means of nanotechnology. As yet, only used informally (and speculatively!). Also called a "nanoagent".
[Jargon File]
(1999-07-19)