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.
Robots perform assembly in the factory.
The robot vacuum cleaner cleans the room for me.
An AI robot handles the reception.
2. robot (figuratively), automaton
Used figuratively to describe a person who acts mechanically without emotion or independent thought.
To be made to work like a robot.
The response was robotic and emotionless.
Repeating the same thing every day, I feel like I've become 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.

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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).