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Definitions for Robot

[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.
[4] operating automatically: a robot train operating between airline terminals.
[5] any automated machine programmed to perform specific mechanical functions in the manner of a man
[6] (modifier) not controlled by man; automatic a robot pilot
[7] a person who works or behaves like a machine; automaton
[8] Southern African a set of traffic lights

Words related to Robot

cyborg, automation

Words nearby Robot

robocall, robocar, robocop, roborant, robosign, robot, robot bomb, robot dancing, robot pilot, robotic, roboticist

Origin of Robot

< Czech, coined by Karel Čapek in the play R.U.R. (1920) from the base robot-, as in robota compulsory labor, robotník peasant owing such labor

Other words from Robot

ro·bot·ism , noun
ro·bot·ic , ro·bot·is·tic [roh-buh -tis -tik, -bo-] /ˌroʊ bəˈtɪs tɪk, -bɒ-/ , adjective
ro·bot·like , adjective

Word origin for Robot

C20: (used in R.U.R. , a play by Karel Čapek ) from Czech robota work; related to Old Slavonic rabota servitude, German Arbeit work

Synonyms for Robot

automation, cyborg, bionic person, mechanical person