Droid vs. Robot

Droidnoun

A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human.

Droidnoun

(in science fiction) a robot.

Droidnoun

a person regarded as lifeless or mechanical

Robotnoun

A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.

Robotnoun

An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.

Robotnoun

(figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions.

Robotnoun

(South Africa) A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).

Robotnoun

(surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.

Robotnoun

(dance) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.

Robotnoun

a mechanism that can move automatically

Robotnoun

(especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically

Robotnoun

a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer

Robotnoun

a person who behaves in a mechanical or unemotional manner

Robotnoun

another term for crawler

Robotnoun

a set of automatic traffic lights

Robot

A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within.