Are people in the United States familiar with the term Mechatronics? do they use the term it in industries?

Question

I find a lot people don't know this term or they don't apply it. Most people would use automation, robotics, electromechanical instead

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics

Answer 1

I had never heard the term before I ran into it in this forum.

I would not use it normally -- it sounds like a type of toy.

Answer 2

Almost every roboticist or mechanical engineer would be familiar with the term. The average american  is not familiar with this term , the same way he is not familiar with many other "big" words.