transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrō-ˌbät, -bət ]
noun
Etymology: Czech, from robota compulsory labor; akin to Old High German arabeit trouble, Latin orbus orphaned — more at orphan
Date: 1923
1.
a. : a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being ; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized
b. : an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically
2. : a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks
3. : a mechanism guided by automatic controls
• ro·bot·ism ˈrō-ˌbä-ˌti-zəm, -bə- noun