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ROBOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanism that can move automatically
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("robot" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "robot"):
android; humanoid; mechanical man (an automaton that resembles a human being)
Context examples:
Sometimes when people are joined together in a group, they are susceptible to groupthink and begin to follow like little robots rather than think for themselves.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The miniaturizing technology, called implosion fabrication, could be applied to anything from developing smaller microscope and cell phone lenses to creating tiny robots that improve everyday life.
(Researchers Use Laser to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Yet, researchers say that many technologies — from stretchable electronics to tiny robots so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye — require an understanding of the mechanics of graphene, particularly how it flexes and bends, to unlock their potential.
(Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets, National Science Foundation)
Detecting the nuances of nonverbal communication between individuals will allow robots to serve in social spaces, allowing robots to perceive what people around them are doing, what moods they are in and whether they can be interrupted.
(Computer that Reads Body Language, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
In experimental testing, the researchers demonstrated that the soft robots could be used to form "grabbers" for lifting and transporting objects.
(Technique uses magnets, light to control and reconfigure soft robots, National Science Foundation)
The same brain areas were active when participants made decisions about whether to accept a gift from a robot by signalling the evaluations that guided participants’ choices.
(Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the brain, University of Cambridge)
This research provides opportunities to develop robots and computers so that they can become more natural, and better at interpreting human social signals.
(Eyes Can Indicate Personality Type, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The authors of the report used a mathematical model, a robot, and young ostriches to test their hypotheses.
(Scientific study suggests dinosaurs flapped their wings as they ran, Wikinews)
The soft robots could also be used as cantilevers or folded into "flowers" with petals that bend in different directions.
(Technique uses magnets, light to control and reconfigure soft robots, National Science Foundation)
It implies a neural mechanism that first judges how close a given sensory input, such as the image of a robot, lies to the boundary of what we perceive as a human or non-human agent.
(Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the brain, University of Cambridge)
