Meaning

9 senses
  1. (historical, uncountable)A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.

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

    Roboter

    ро́ботróbot

    ро́ботróbot

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

    We have a robot in the house that does the vacuuming.

    ро́ботróbot

    рóботróbot

  4. A bot, software designed to perform a task.

  5. (figuratively)A person who does not seem to have any emotions or individuality.

    ро́ботróbot

    рóботróbot

  6. (South Africa)A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).

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

  8. A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.

  9. (Internet)A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.

More definitions
  • a mechanism that can move automatically

Examples

307 sentences
  1. I wish I were a robot.

    Хотів би я бути роботом.

    ruЖаль, что я не робот.

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  2. A robot can do more work than a man can.

    Робот може виконати більше роботи, ніж людина.

    ruРобот может сделать больше, чем человек.

    deEin Roboter kann mehr Arbeit verrichten als ein Mensch.

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  3. An android is a kind of robot.

    Андроїд - вид робота.

    ruАндроид - это вид робота.

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  4. He made a robot.

    Він створив робота.

    ruОн создал робота.

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  5. Tom made a robot.

    Том зробив робота.

    ruТом сделал робота.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
intelligent mechanical being:
machine to perform complex tasks:
Русский
By meaning 1
intelligent mechanical being:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
intelligent mechanical being:

Origin

From German Robot, from a West Slavic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.

From German Robot, from a West Slavic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.

Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1920 science-fiction play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef.

Referencing the origin of the name of the 4chan imageboard /r9k/ (created in 2008), so-called because it implements the ROBOT9000 algorithm by Randall Munroe to prevent the reposting of content.

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