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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRobots
/ˈroʊ.bɑts/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer.
"Modern manufacturing plants rely heavily on robots to assemble vehicles with extreme precision." - 2
A person who behaves mechanically or acts without emotion or independent thought.
"After working a twelve-hour shift without a break, she felt like a robot moving through her routine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Czech word 'robota', meaning forced labor or drudgery, first introduced to the world in Karel Čapek's 1920 science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). The term evolved through mid-20th-century industrial automation to represent programmable mechanical agents capable of carrying out complex human tasks automatically.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Robots" is said worldwide
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robots
Transliteration: ʁobo
"Les robots travaillent sans relâche sur la ligne d'assemblage."
Roboter
Transliteration: ʁoˈboːtɐ
"Die Roboter übernehmen gefährliche Arbeiten in der Fabrik."
robot
Transliteration: ˈro.bot
"Il laboratorio è attrezzato con robot di ultima generazione."
robots
Transliteration: ˈro.βots
"Los robots industriales han transformado la producción en masa."
robôs
Transliteration: ʁoˈbɔjs
"Os robôs ajudam na exploração espacial e na medicina."
रोबोट
Transliteration: roboṭ
"कारखाने में काम करने के लिए रोबोट का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
机器人
Transliteration: jī qì rén
"这家工厂里有很多高效的机器人。"
로봇
Transliteration: ro-bot
"미래에는 로봇이 우리 생활의 많은 부분을 도울 것입니다."
ロボット
Transliteration: robotto
"工場では多くのロボットが組み立て作業を行っています。"
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