a robot (a humanlike machine that performs various functions) [n AUTOMATONS]
A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being
A machine that performs a function according to a predetermined set of coded instructions, esp. one capable of a range of programmed responses to different circumstances
Used in similes and comparisons to refer to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way
(Greek) a machine that imitates the movement of a living creature, activated by a concealed mechanism such as clockwork [n AUTOMATA or AUTOMATONS]