robot

machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
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robot

Summary

robot ranks in the top 0.82% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,424 views/month, #635 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • robot is a type of machine[2].
  • robot is a type of artificially intelligent entity[3].
  • robot is a type of creature[4].
  • robot's Commons category is recorded as Robots[5].
  • robot's Unicode character is recorded as πŸ€–[6].
  • robot comprises actuator[7].
  • robot comprises energy source[8].
  • robot comprises computer[9].
  • robot comprises sensor[10].
  • robot's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Robots[11].
  • robot's Commons gallery is recorded as Robot[12].
  • robot's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1920[13].
  • robot's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[14].
  • robot's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox robot[15].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as automation[16].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as artificial intelligence[17].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as robot control[18].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as type of structure[19].
  • robot's different from is recorded as Wikimedia bot[20].
  • robot's history of topic is recorded as history of robots[21].
  • robot's hashtag is recorded as robot[22].
  • robot's studied by is recorded as robotics[23].
  • robot's named by is recorded as Josef Čapek[24].
  • robot's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[25].
  • robot's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include machine[2], artificially intelligent entity[3], and creature[4].

Use and Application

Components include actuator[7]; energy source[8], a source type[27]; computer[9], an invention[28]; and sensor[10], a physical technological component[29].

Influence

Things named for robot include Roborock[30], a public company[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 2014[33], headquartered in Beijing[34]; xenobot[35]; TinEye[36], a website[37], founded in 2008[38]; VEB Robotron[39], a combine[40], in German Democratic Republic[41], founded in 1969[42], headquartered in Dresden[43]; Cubot[44], an enterprise[45], in People's Republic of China[46], founded in 2012[47]; and 15907 Robot[48], an asteroid[49].

Why It Matters

robot ranks in the top 0.82% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,424 views/month, #635 of 77,819).[1] robot has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] robot is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

robot has been cited as an influence by Karel[52], a programming language[53], founded in 1981[54].

Entities named for robot include Roborock[30], a public company[31], in People's Republic of China[32], founded in 2014[33], headquartered in Beijing[34]; xenobot[35]; TinEye[36], a website[37], founded in 2008[38]; VEB Robotron[39], a combine[40], in German Democratic Republic[41], founded in 1969[42], headquartered in Dresden[43]; Cubot[44], an enterprise[45], in People's Republic of China[46], founded in 2012[47]; and 15907 Robot[48], an asteroid[49].

FAQs

Who did robot influence?

robot has been cited as an influence by Karel[52].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
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  5. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  7. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  4. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  5. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  9. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  12. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  13. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  14. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  15. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  16. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  17. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  18. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  19. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property β€” follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago Β· Lionel Cristiano Β· 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    Wikidata description β†’ machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, tr */"
  2. 6w ago Β· Putnik Β· 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    VisuotinΔ— lietuviΕ³ enciklopedija id β†’ robotas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: robotas"
  3. 9w ago Β· Susmuffin Β· 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    Harper's tag β†’ robots
    P14470 β†’ Objects/Robot, Concepts/Robot
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: robots, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289964462|robots (#289964462)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 10w ago Β· Kirilloparma Β· 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    P14470 β†’ Objects/Robot, Concepts/Robot
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Robot, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 12w ago Β· O Breixo Β· 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    Enciclopedia galega universal id β†’ 179149
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 179149"
  6. 16w ago Β· JindΕ™ich RubeΕ‘ Β· 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    Svkkl authority id β†’ 0320338-roboty
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0320338-roboty, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
  7. 19w ago Β· Twofivesixbot bot Β· 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    Named by β†’ Josef Čapek
    Has characteristic β†’ automation, artificial intelligence, robot control +1
    Topic has template β†’ Template:Infobox robot
    On focus list of wikimedia project β†’ Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2619, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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