robot
[ roh-buh t, -bot ]
/ ˈroʊ bət, -bɒt /
noun
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
a person who acts and responds in a mechanical, routine manner, usually subject to another's will; automaton.
any machine or mechanical device that operates automatically with humanlike skill.
adjective
operating automatically: a robot train operating between airline terminals.
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, adjectiveWords nearby robot
robocall,
robocar,
robocop,
roborant,
robosign,
robot,
robot bomb,
robot dancing,
robot pilot,
robotic,
roboticist
Example sentences from the Web for robotic
British Dictionary definitions for robotic
robot
/ (ˈrəʊbɒt) /
noun
any automated machine programmed to perform specific mechanical functions in the manner of a man
(modifier)
not controlled by man; automatic
a robot pilot
a person who works or behaves like a machine; automaton
Southern African
a set of traffic lights
Derived forms of robot
robotic, adjective robotism or robotry, noun robot-like, adjectiveWord 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
Medical definitions for robotic (1 of 2)
robotic
[ rō-bŏt′ĭk ]
adj.
Relating to, characteristic of, or employing robots.
Medical definitions for robotic (2 of 2)
robot
[ rō′bŏt′ ]
n.
A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance.
A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control.
A person who works mechanically without original thought, especially one who responds automatically to the commands of others.
Scientific definitions for robotic
robot
[ rō′bŏt′ ]
A machine designed to replace human beings in performing a variety of tasks, either on command or by being programmed in advance.