Meanings
nounphotovore (plural photovores)
plural photovores
- A robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
A photovore "race" towards a bright light might take a while to complete.
2000, Karl Lunt, Build Your Own Robot!1 more example
Many of these robots are capable of tracking the sun like a photovore, and thus stay alive. At night, they go into a dormant state.
1994, Edward Rietman, Genesis Redux: Experiments Creating Artificial Life
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