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Machines capable of automatically carrying out a complex series of movements, especially one that is programmable. In historical usage, as depicted in science fiction, inspired by the mass-produced workers in a play by Karel Čapek, robots were intelligent artificial beings typically made of metal and resembling in some way a human or other animal.
robots
Accepted term: 06-May-2024