cybernetics
/ˌsaɪbərˈnɛtɪks/
noun
- The scientific study of how communication and control systems work in machines and living things, especially comparing how they process information and regulate themselves.
- The professor explained how cybernetics applies to both computer networks and the human nervous system.
- Early work in cybernetics laid the foundation for modern artificial intelligence and automation.
- Cybernetics helps engineers design robots that can adjust their movements based on feedback from sensors.