Meanings
- uncountableThe synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
Advanced technology to create energy-saving, resource-saving and highly intelligent systems by integrating mechanics, electronics and software is called mechatronics.
1989, Makoto Kajitani, A Concept of Mechatronics1 more example
So what's this new hybrid called a Mechatronics Engineer? Simply stated, these pros apply mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering theory and techniques to create automated, intelligent products, smart devices, and industrial control systems--systems that can then be "taught" to improve their performance. This is where many future engineering jobs are headed.
2012, Alex A. Kecskes, The Rise of the Mechatronics EngineerSynonyms: electromechanical systems
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Englishmecha(nics)
- Englishmechatronics
From mecha(nics) + -tronics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan enginyeria mecatrònica, mecatrònica
- enginyeria mecatrònicasynergistic combination
- mecatrònicasynergistic combination
Chinese Mandarin 機械電子學 /机械电子学
- 機械電子學 /机械电子学 (jīxiè diànzǐxué)synergistic combination
Esperanto mekatroniko
- mekatronikosynergistic combination
Finnish mekatroniikka
- mekatroniikkasynergistic combination
French mécatronique
- mécatroniquesynergistic combination
German Mechatronik
- Mechatroniksynergistic combination
Indonesian mekatronik
- mekatroniksynergistic combination
Italian meccatronica
- meccatronicasynergistic combination
Japanese メカトロニクス
- メカトロニクス (mekatoronikusu)synergistic combination
Korean 메카트로닉스
- 메카트로닉스 (mekateuronikseu)synergistic combination
Malay mekatronik
- mekatroniksynergistic combination
Polish mechatronika
- mechatronikasynergistic combination
Portuguese mecatrônica
- mecatrônicasynergistic combination
Romanian mecatronică
- mecatronicăsynergistic combination
Spanish mecatrónica, ingeniería mecatrónica
- mecatrónicasynergistic combination
- ingeniería mecatrónicasynergistic combination
Turkish mekatronik
- mekatroniksynergistic combination
Cite this entry
mechatronics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechatronics
“mechatronics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechatronics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechatronics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechatronics.
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