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English word origin

Etymology of mobot

Etymology tree English mobile Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robotclip. English bot English -bot English mobot From mobile + -bot.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A mobile autonomous robot, especially one used in artificial intelligence research, or as a toy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English mobile Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robotclip. English bot English -bot English mobot From mobile + -bot.

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