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Robots

/ˈroʊ.bɑts/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2450 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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