robot
Meaning
A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
Synonyms
steel collar worker
magic hand
Unimate
mechanical arm
transfer arm
mechanical finger
roboting machine
manipulators Extraman
iron-hand
machine hand
self-actor
self-acting mule
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/
Etymology
From German Robot, from a West Slavonic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.
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