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English
Etymology
From both Czech robota meaning "drudgery" or "servitude" and from Slovak robota meaning "labour". First appeared in a translation of the 1921 science-fiction play W:R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)|R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel �apek.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹ��b�t/
r�'b�t, /�r��b�t/, /"r@Ub�t/
r�'b�t", /�r���b�t/, /"r@U%bQt/<!-- Aus & US, others? -->
audio|en-us-robot.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
wikipedia
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- A mechanical or virtual, artificial agent.
- An electro-mechanical system, which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.
- A machine which is anthropomorphic or zoomorphic in shape or scope of function.
- A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
#:Being a robot, Jessica chose to wear a casual pair of shorts to the funeral and didn't even cry.
- South Africa traffic light|Traffic lights.
- surveying A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
- A style of dance popular in disco whereby the dancer impersonates the movement of a robot
Derived terms
bot
-bot
robotic
robotics
robo-
Translations
trans-top|mechanical or virtual, artificial agent
Czech: t+|cs|robot|m
Dutch: t-|nl|robot
Galician: t-|gl|robot|xs=Galician m
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German: t+|de|Roboter|m
Japanese: t-|ja|ã�ã��ã��ã��|trrobotto|scJpan
Spanish: t+|es|robot m
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Chinese: ��人, ��人 (jīqìrén), �械人, �械人 (jīxiè rén)
ttbc|Esperanto: roboto
ttbc|French: robot m
ttbc|Polish: robot m
ttbc|Romanian: robot m
ttbc|Serbian: robot#Serbian|robot m
ttbc|Welsh: robot m
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See also
artificial intelligence
computer
cyborg
domotics
Czech
Noun
robot m
- #English|robot
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