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.
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(figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
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(South Africa) A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
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(surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
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(dance) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
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a mechanism that can move automatically
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(especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically
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a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer
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a person who behaves in a mechanical or unemotional manner
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another term for crawler
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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.
Mobotnoun
A mobile autonomous robot, especially one used in artificial intelligence research, or as a toy.