photovore

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ -vore.

Noun

photovore (plural photovores)

1. A robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
   • 1994, Edward Rietman, Genesis Redux: Experiments Creating Artificial Life:

     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.

   • 2000, Karl Lunt, Build Your Own Robot!:

     A photovore "race" towards a bright light might take a while to complete.