robot
n[C]
1 (also automaton) machine that (resembles and) can perform the actionsof a person, operated automatically or by remote control机器人
Many production-line tasks in car factories are now performed by robots. 在汽车制造厂里, 生产线上的许多工作现在是由机器人来完成的.
2 (esp derog 尤作贬义) person who seems to behave like a machine 行动像机器般的人. Cf 参看 automaton 2.
3 (in Southern Africa) an automatic traffic-light (非洲南部)自动交通信号灯.