- Redefining Robots (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues00/feb00/robots.html)
Robobiologist
noun; blending
Saturday 11-6-04 Blend of 'robot'(a mechanical device) and 'biologist' (one who sutdies biology) It was used as a single word description of a new occupation.
Etymology : A person whose occupation is deals with the formation of biology mimicking robots
Source : Tilden calls himself a "robobiologist" - and watching the ingenuity, independence and true grit with which his critters get around in the world, it's easy to see why he calls them "living machines.
Last modified: 10 June 2008