Definitions for Robot
ˈroʊ bət, -bɒtro·bot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. automaton, robot, golemnoun

   a mechanism that can move automatically

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. robotnoun

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

2. robotnoun

   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.

3. robotnoun

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

4. robotnoun

   A traffic light.

5. robotnoun

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

6. robotnoun

   A style of dance popular in disco whereby the dancer impersonates the movement of a robot

7. Etymology: From robot, from robota. Coined in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef, and taken into the English translation without change.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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. Robots may be constructed to evoke human form, but most robots are task-performing machines, designed with an emphasis on stark functionality, rather than expressive aesthetics. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and range from humanoids such as Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility (ASIMO) and TOSY's TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot (TOPIO) to industrial robots, medical operating robots, patient assist robots, dog therapy robots, collectively programmed swarm robots, UAV drones such as General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and even microscopic nano robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements, a robot may convey a sense of intelligence or thought of its own. Autonomous things are expected to proliferate in the future, with home robotics and the autonomous car as some of the main drivers.The branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing is robotics. These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics. These robots have also created a newer branch of robotics: soft robotics. From the time of ancient civilization, there have been many accounts of user-configurable automated devices and even automata resembling humans and other animals, such as animatronics, designed primarily as entertainment. As mechanical techniques developed through the Industrial age, there appeared more practical applications such as automated machines, remote-control and wireless remote-control. The term comes from a Slavic root, robot-, with meanings associated with labor. The word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in a 1920 Czech-language play R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti – Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, though it was Karel's brother Josef Čapek who was the word's true inventor. Electronics evolved into the driving force of development with the advent of the first electronic autonomous robots created by William Grey Walter in Bristol, England in 1948, as well as Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools in the late 1940s by John T. Parsons and Frank L. Stulen. The first modern digital and programmable robot was invented by George Devol in 1954 and spawned his seminal robotics company, Unimation. The first Unimate was sold to General Motors in 1961 where it lifted pieces of hot metal from die casting machines at the Inland Fisher Guide Plant in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey.Robots have replaced humans in performing repetitive and dangerous tasks which humans prefer not to do, or are unable to do because of size limitations, or which take place in extreme environments such as outer space or the bottom of the sea. There are concerns about the increasing use of robots and their role in society. Robots are blamed for rising technological unemployment as they replace workers in increasing numbers of functions. The use of robots in military combat raises ethical concerns. The possibilities of robot autonomy and potential repercussions have been addressed in fiction and may be a realistic concern in the future.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. robot

   A robot is a programmable machine or device that is capable of performing tasks autonomously or semi-autonomously. These tasks can either be physical - like in the case of industrial robots, or digital - like software robots. Robots are generally designed to perform tasks with accuracy, efficiency and resilience, often tasks that are difficult, dangerous or tedious for humans. They are often equipped with advanced sensors or artificial intelligence technology to perceive their environment and adjust to changing conditions.

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Robot

   A robot is a mechanical or virtual agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and range from humanoids such as Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility and Tosy's TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot to industrial robots, collectively programmed 'swarm' robots, and even microscopic nano robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements, a robot may convey a sense of intelligence or thought of its own. Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics. As mechanical techniques developed through the Industrial age, more practical applications were proposed by Nikola Tesla, who in 1898 designed a radio-controlled boat. Electronics evolved into the driving force of development with the advent of the first electronic autonomous robots created by William Grey Walter in Bristol, England in 1948. The first digital and programmable robot was invented by George Devol in 1954 and was named the Unimate. It was sold to General Motors in 1961 where it was used to lift pieces of hot metal from die casting machines at the Inland Fisher Guide Plant in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. robot

   See bot.

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1. robotnoun

   The Robot is style of dancing. Basicaly starting movements and ending them in squad strong stops. Walking like you weigh a 100 pounds or moving like u have less joints.

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1. • Mechanism

Anagrams for Robot »

1. boort

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Robot in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Robot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Robot in a Sentence

1. Daokui Qu:

   We have a team in Europe. They are looking for robot companies, electronics companies, controller companies and so on. They want to buy.

2. Arthur Caplan:

   We'll probably see a head on a robot before we see it on [another] body.

3. Adrian Piedra:

   We go all the way to France for the expedition, and there, surrounded by a much larger team, coming from a wide array of backgrounds, you realize that the piece of this robot you've been working on at Stanford is actually part of something much bigger, you get a sense of how important this is, how novel and significant the dive is going to be, and what this means for science overall.

4. Claudio Semini:

   So we want to put the robot down on the ground and see how it gets back up on its feet. So this can happen in reality when the robot, for example, slips or is somehow falling down for whatever reason; the robot needs to be able to get up again.

5. Adam Smith:

   The robot is going to lose. Not by much. But when the final score is tallied, flesh and blood is going to beat the damn monster.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Robot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Robot
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Robot
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Robot