mechanical robot
nounUK /mɪˈkænɪkəl ˈrəʊbɒt/
US /məˈkænɪkəl ˈroʊbɑːt/
A mechanical robot is a machine that moves and does jobs by itself.
The mechanical robot cleaned the floor all by itself.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A toy that looks like a person and moves with springs and motors.
He wound up his mechanical robot and watched it walk.
3. A machine in a factory that repeats the same job again and again.
The mechanical robot lifted the boxes onto the truck.
4. A person who acts in a stiff, automatic way without thinking.
After the long shift, he moved like a mechanical robot.