robot
/ˈrəʊbɒt/ noun [C] IT, PRODUCTIONDefinition
› a machine that is controlled by a computer and does jobs automatically: Most industrial robots work from a fixed position with restricted computer controlled movements. Today, in car factories, there is more than one robot for every ten production workers.
(Definition of robot noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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