ro·bot noun a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer. synonyms:automaton, android, golem; More (especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically. synonyms:automaton, android, golem; More used to refer to a person who behaves in a mechanical or unemotion
Yes, "robot" has multiple definitions. The one I bolded fits the idea of what automation is.
yeah but the one i bolded and underlined is what the word "robot" carries the connotation of 99.99% of the time in common parlance, and has for decades
whether you or anyone else likes it or not, "robot" is now the word used to refer to humanoid or human-like machines, not any other types of machines
