robots
noun
Meaning
- A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
- An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
- A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
- A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
- A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
- A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
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