Definition of "waldos" [waldos]

• Plural form of waldo. (noun)

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• "Those remote control arms with which laboratory personnel handle toxic, radioactive, or infections substances are called waldos (from Robert Heinlein's Waldo, 1942): the title charcter, Waldo F. Jones, who has a crippling disease, invents these devices to amplify the strength of his wasted mucles."
• "From submarines to waldos to geostationary satellites science fiction has either influenced science or science has eventually caught up to the ideas of science fiction."
• ""How did this happen?" he shouted as he fitted his hands into a second pair of waldos, putting another crane into operation."