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Greek andr- + -oeid?s -oid, circa 1751, a mobile robot usually with a human form

Czech, from robota compulsory labor, 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