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waldo

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waldo /ˈwɔːldəʊ /
▸ noun
(plural waldos or plural waldoes)
a remote-controlled device for handling or manipulating objects.
– ORIGIN 1940s: named after Waldo F. Jones, a fictional inventor described by Robert Heinlein in a science fiction story.