Glossary of Robotics - C

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• CAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing). These systems and their data may be integrated into robotic operations.

• Čapek, Karel, Czech author who coined the term 'robot' in his 1921 play, Rossum's Universal Robots.

• Chandra X-ray Observatory a robotic spacecraft launched by NASA in 1999 to collect astronomical data.

• Cleanroom an environment that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors; often used in robot assembly.

• Combat, robot, a hobby or sport event where two or more robots fight in an arena to disable each other. This has developed from a hobby in the 1990s to several TV series worldwide.

• Cruise missile a robot-controlled guided missile that carries an explosive payload.

• Cyborg also known as a cybernetic organism, a being with both biological and artificial (e.g. electronic, mechanical or robotic) parts.