throwbot.
A small, throwable robotic device, typically used by military and law enforcement for reconnaissance and situational awareness.
Meaning & usage
A small, throwable robotic device, typically used by military and law enforcement for reconnaissance and situational awareness.
Where this word comes from
From throw + -bot or a blend of throw + robot, likely coined to rhyme with robot. Originally a trademarked name for a robot model by the company ReconRobotics, but by the 2020's it started to become a genericized trademark. (It was also a name for an unrelated toy product line by the Lego company.)
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.