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noun |
| definition 1: |
a mechanical device, esp. one controlled electronically, that can perform physical tasks of a human being, often used in industrial assembly or the like.
Robots are often used in factories to accomplish extremely repetitive tasks.Some people fear that robots will replace humans in too many jobs.
- similar words:
- automaton
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| definition 2: |
a person who moves or acts mechanically, without thought or feeling.
I think I've lost all creativity at work and simply become a robot.- similar words:
- automaton, machine
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| derivations: |
robotic (adj.), robotlike (adj.) |
Robot comes from a Czech word that means "forced labor." The word
robot was first used in a play about mechanical men that were built to do all the hard physical labor of a society.