ROSS-HIME DESIGNS Minneapolis, MN. The word Anthrobotics is derived from the Anthropomorphic and Robotic to distinguish the new generation of dexterous robots from its simple industrial robot forbears. Anthrobotics coined by Mark Rosheim in 1990, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. May 13-18, 1990 Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, Ohio. Pages 2162-2167.