robot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 4.3 Noun 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Polish 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Noun 6.3.1 Declension 7 Slovene 7.1 Noun 8 Spanish 8.1 Noun 8.1.1 Related terms 9 Swedish 9.1 Noun 10 Turkish 10.1 Noun 10.1.1 Declension

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From both Czech robota (“‘drudgery, servitude’”) and Slovak robota (“‘labour’”). First appeared in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef [1], and taken into the English translation without change.

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• IPA: /ɹəʊbɒt/
• rō'bət, /ˈrəʊbət/, /"r@Ubət/
• rō'bŏt", /ˈrəʊˌbɒt/, /"r@U%bQt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

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Wikipedia

robot (plural robots)

1. A mechanical or virtual, artificial agent.
2. An electro-mechanical system, which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.
3. A machine which is anthropomorphic or zoomorphic in shape or scope of function.
4. 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.

5. (South African) Traffic lights.
6. (surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
7. A style of dance popular in disco whereby the dancer impersonates the movement of a robot

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• bot
• -bot
• robotic
• robotics
• robo-

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• artificial intelligence
• computer
• cyborg
• domotics

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[edit] Czech

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robot m.

1. robot

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robot m. (plural robots or robotten, diminutive robotje, diminutive plural robotjes)

1. robot

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• IPA: /ʁo.bo/

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From Czech.

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robot m. (plural robots)

1. robot

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[edit] Italian

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robot m. inv.

1. robot
2. (computing) bot

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From Czech robot

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• IPA: /ˈrɔbɔt̪/

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robot m.

1. robot

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	Singular	Plural
Nominative	robot	roboty
Genitive	robota	robotów
Dative	robotowi	robotom
Accusative	robota	roboty
Instrumental	robotem	robotami
Locative	robocie	robotach
Vocative	robocie	roboty

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robot m. (dual robota, plural roboti)

1. robot

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robot m. (plural robots)

1. robot

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• robótica

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robot c.

1. robot
2. cruise missile

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[edit] Turkish

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robot

1. robot

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