Far as I can tell you get to claim it's a robot if it doesn't require human inte...

contravariant on Oct 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pizza robot makes 300 pizzas per hour

Far as I can tell you get to claim it's a robot if it doesn't require human intervention to do its job. Even if that job is a relatively simple one.

Of course the popular meaning requires a lot more autonomy than just not requiring human intervention, but in a factory that distinction is pointless.