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mechanoid
n. (context science fiction English) A robot that is designed to look and act like a human.
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Mechanoid (disambiguation)
Not to be confused with Mechonoid, a race of fictional robots from the television series Doctor Who
Mechanoid may refer to:
- Android (robot), a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human
- alternate name for Mechonoids used in the credits of the 1965 Dr. Who episode " The Planet of Decision" (the 6th and final episode in the arc "The Chase" in series 2, involving the First Doctor)
- the villainous namesakes of the 1981 RPG The Mechanoid Invasion later compiled into a Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy
Usage examples of "mechanoid".
She flopped onto her back like a broken mechanoid, incapable of movement.