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robot

The term 'robot' in recent cultural contexts in the USA, and presumably other nations, seems to refer to people who appear to mindlessly follow various sets of rules. This definition has been extended to specific sub-cultures and particularly, corporate cultures. The extension of this definition has come to include anyone following the rule-sets of their learned behavior, but in particular, those people who mimic their cultural memes while unaware of their imitative, example-dependent tendencies. There is a social movement to objectify people with the term robot to reduce or deny their human characteristics, but this movement is also a projection of the observers' own robotic qualities which the observers are either unaware of or are attempting to deny. This extended definition for 'robot' can go so far that it includes all people, because all people learn their behavior from other people and cultures whom they have chosen to mimic, either consciously or non-consciously. People described as 'robots' appear to have free will, however all of a robot's options have been pre-programmed by their cultural contexts and social dependencies, regardless of whether they choose conformative, moderate, or rebellious modes of self-expressions. You ARE a robot, but so what? So is everyone else... dis mesag was progrmd by an alien artifishul inteligenz... njoy!

A robot behaves reactively, according to its internalized resolution of instruction sets programmed by its social and cultural matrices.

by greg.gourdian July 15, 2015

robot

1: A mechanical apperatus designed to do the work of a man. 2: Your plastic pal who's fun to be with.

Marvin: I think you aught to know I'm feeling very depressed.

by k00ld00d321 April 18, 2005

robot

Dance move that makes you appear like a robot or unhuman. Makes it seem like your legs and arms are made with screws and your powered by electricity.

*performs the robot*

by Mazoo November 05, 2004

robot

A person who has the ability to do anything and everything without a problem. This person does not show any emotion when he/she is congradulated for doing everything perfectly, because he/she has become desensitized to the praise.

Student 1: Wow, that girl Ellen was able to get straight A+'s all year, while taking AP classes, doing 150+ hours of community service, playing fockey, being in every single school committee, being on the debate and math team, and finding the cures for cancer, AIDS, and obesity! Student 2: Wow, she must be a robot. I do not have enough energy or determination to do even half of those things, never mind all of them, all at once!

by Not a Robot December 13, 2008

robot

Term used in South Africa to describe traffic lights.

Painted on road: "Robot Ahead" South African giving directions: "Turn left at the second robot"

by robot January 15, 2004

robot

Automaton of which is born of metal, fire, and rock-n-roll power; Bent on crushing all hu-mans; Thirsts for delicious Oi-l!

"Terminator was a ROBOT"

by LORD HELL FEAR BLOOD March 17, 2003