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noun A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance.
noun A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control.
noun A person who works mechanically without original thought, especially one who responds automatically to the commands of others.

Being deceived in any fashion by a robot was always an embarrassment, since no robot intentionally deceived. — Split Infinity
He had slipped on a headset; she saw his lips moving against the mouthpiece. — Where There's Smoke
Your robot is a silly sort of chap; he has to have his humans. — Project Pope
It had been no more than an exercise of a foolish dream-until Mach had exchanged with Bane, proving that a robot could be the other self of a living person. — Unicorn Point
By definition, a robot was a sentient being imbued with the Three Laws. — Roger MacBride