robot pilot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of robot pilot
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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As soon as the plane reached cruising altitude, Langford, sitting in the back seat, pushed a button, and a robot pilot took over from the human one.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2012
The rest of the time, the ship was guided by "Mr. Zilch," Commander Hawks's name for a robot pilot built by George De Besson, California engineer.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the second day, after passing Nigeria, the robot pilot quit, leaving the human pilots to guess their way through rain squalls and the second night.
From Time Magazine Archive
All trans port pilots do it as a matter of course, letting a robot pilot keep the plane on the flying beam radioed from each major airport.
From Time Magazine Archive
The screen had already been rigged to flash the information into a computer, which in turn gave a time signal to the robot pilot that would turn on the drive at precisely the right instant.
From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood
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