robotdirectives
nounUK /ˈrəʊbɒt dɪˈrɛktɪvz/
US /ˈroʊbɑːt dɪˈrɛktɪvz/
Rules that tell a robot what it must do.
The robot followed its robotdirectives and cleaned the whole room.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Orders given to a machine so it knows how to act.
The engineer typed new robotdirectives into the computer.
3. A set of rules in a story that robots must always obey.
In the movie, the robotdirectives stopped the robot from hurting people.
4. Instructions that control how a robot moves or works.
These robotdirectives make the robot walk forward and stop at the wall.