noun
- a hypothetical microscopic robot designed to perform tasks at the molecular or atomic scale
Usage: often used in science fiction and theoretical nanotechnology; also called a nanorobot
Examples
- Scientists are researching nanobots that could repair damaged cells from within the body.
- In the science fiction novel, nanobots were programmed to assemble materials atom by atom.
- Medical nanobots could theoretically target and destroy cancer cells without harming healthy tissue.
- The concept of nanobots remains largely theoretical due to current technological limitations.
- Nanobots appear frequently in futuristic films as a solution to complex engineering problems.