ロボット

ろぼっと
noun
robot
1. robot, machine that performs tasks
A machine capable of carrying out complex actions automatically, typically programmable by a computer. Includes industrial robots, service robots, and humanoid robots.
工場(こうじょう)でロボットが組(く)み立(た)てを行(おこな)う。
Robots perform assembly in the factory.
ロボット掃除機(そうじき)が部屋(へや)を掃除(そうじ)してくれる。
The robot vacuum cleaner cleans the room for me.
AIロボットが受付(うけつけ)を担当(たんとう)している。
An AI robot handles the reception.
2. robot (figuratively), automaton
Used figuratively to describe a person who acts mechanically without emotion or independent thought.
ロボットみたいに働(はたら)かされる。
To be made to work like a robot.

ETYMOLOGY: From Czech "robot," coined by Karel Čapek in his 1920 play R.U.R. The word comes from "robota" meaning forced labor.

TYPES OF ロボット:

  • 産業(さんぎょう)ロボット (industrial robot)
  • 介護(かいご)ロボット (care robot)
  • ロボット掃除機(そうじき) (robot vacuum cleaner)
  • ヒューマノイド/人型(ひとがた)ロボット (humanoid robot)
  • 配膳(はいぜん)ロボット (food delivery robot)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ロボットを開発(かいはつ)する (to develop a robot)
  • ロボットを導入(どうにゅう)する (to introduce robots)
  • ロボット工学(こうがく) (robotics)
  • ロボットアーム (robot arm)

JAPANESE CONTEXT: Japan is a world leader in robotics. Famous robots include ASIMO (Honda), Pepper (SoftBank), and AIBO (Sony). Japanese culture has a generally positive attitude toward robots, influenced by manga and anime like Astro Boy (鉄腕(てつわん)アトム).

Related Words

Related: 自動運転(じどううんてん) (technology)
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Added 2026.1.17 22:19 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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