a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being
机器人。
a machine which performs a function according to a predetermined set of coded instructions, especially one capable of a range of programmed responses to different circumstances
自动机。
used in similes and comparisons to refer to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way
做事机械的人,行为像机器般的人。
"early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek, neuter of