robot

mechanical or virtual artificial agent carrying out physical activities, which can be guided by an external control device or the control may be embedded within
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robot

Summary

robot ranks in the top 0.82% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 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's Commons category is recorded as Robots[4].
  • robot's Unicode character is recorded as πŸ€–[5].
  • robot comprises actuator[6].
  • robot comprises energy source[7].
  • robot comprises computer[8].
  • robot comprises sensor[9].
  • robot's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Robots[10].
  • robot's Commons gallery is recorded as Robot[11].
  • robot's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1920[12].
  • robot's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox robot[13].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as automation[14].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as artificial intelligence[15].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as robot control[16].
  • robot's has characteristic is recorded as type of structure[17].
  • robot's different from is recorded as Wikimedia bot[18].
  • robot's history of topic is recorded as history of robots[19].
  • robot's hashtag is recorded as robot[20].
  • robot's studied by is recorded as robotics[21].
  • robot's named by is recorded as Josef Čapek[22].
  • robot's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23].
  • robot's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Components include actuator[6]; energy source[7], a source type[25]; computer[8], an invention[26]; and sensor[9], a physical technological component[27].

Influence

Things named for robot include Roborock[28], a public company[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 2014[31], headquartered in Beijing[32]; xenobot[33]; TinEye[34], a website[35], founded in 2008[36]; VEB Robotron[37], a combine[38], in German Democratic Republic[39], founded in 1969[40], headquartered in Dresden[41]; Cubot[42], an enterprise[43], in People's Republic of China[44], founded in 2012[45]; and 15907 Robot[46], an asteroid[47].

Why It Matters

robot ranks in the top 0.82% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month, #635 of 77,819).[1] robot has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] robot is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

robot has been cited as an influence by Karel[50], a programming language[51], founded in 1981[52].

Entities named for robot include Roborock[28], a public company[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 2014[31], headquartered in Beijing[32]; xenobot[33]; TinEye[34], a website[35], founded in 2008[36]; VEB Robotron[37], a combine[38], in German Democratic Republic[39], founded in 1969[40], headquartered in Dresden[41]; Cubot[42], an enterprise[43], in People's Republic of China[44], founded in 2012[45]; and 15907 Robot[46], an asteroid[47].

FAQs

Who did robot influence?

robot has been cited as an influence by Karel[50].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  7. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  4. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  5. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  11. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  13. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  14. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  15. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  16. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  17. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  18. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  19. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d 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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