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		mostlylurks on Sept 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are any words the same in all languages? Do they still call it Jīqì"rén" if it's not human-like? Like a vacuuming robot or a robotic arm at an assembly line?

oefrha on Sept 8, 2023 [–]

Yes, a vacuuming robot is saodi jiqiren (literally sweeping robot). Industrial robotics are gongye jiqiren in general, although a robotic arm is more precisely a jixiebi (literally robotic arm).

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