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robot

[roh-bot]

noun

  1. a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.

  2. a person who acts and responds in a mechanical, routine manner, usually subject to another's will; automaton.

  3. any machine or mechanical device that operates automatically with humanlike skill.



adjective

  1. operating automatically.

    a robot train operating between airline terminals.

robot

/ ˈəʊɒ /

noun

  1. any automated machine programmed to perform specific mechanical functions in the manner of a man

  2. (modifier) not controlled by man; automatic

    a robot pilot

  3. a person who works or behaves like a machine; automaton

  4. a set of traffic lights

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

robot

  1. A machine designed to replace human beings in performing a variety of tasks, either on command or by being programmed in advance.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • robotism noun
  • robotic adjective
  • robotistic adjective
  • robotlike adjective
  • ˈDzdz-ˌ adjective
  • ˈdzپ adjective
  • ˈDzdzپ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of robot1

< Czech, coined by Karel Č in the play R.U.R. (1920) from the base robot-, as in robota compulsory labor, Dzdzٲí peasant owing such labor
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of robot1

C20: (used in R.U.R. , a play by Karel Č ) from Czech robota work; related to Old Slavonic rabota servitude, German Arbeit work
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A cargo ship full of robots goes down in the middle of the ocean.

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It’s not hard to imagine this being fueled by viral videos of chatbots expressing sadness, robots mourning their shutdowns, or virtual companions pleading for continued existence.

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Michael Arden won for his exquisitely humane staging of the futuristic robot musical, “Maybe Happy Ending.”

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“The robot will not dismiss a woman who said, ‘I’ve gained 40 pounds in two years, and I’m doing exactly what my skinny sister is doing.

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The reveries always end poorly, usually with me shouting something like “Your body is a miracle!” and their owner robot escorting me off its property.

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