sporadicbot
nounUK /spəˈrædɪk bɒt/
US /spəˈrædɪk bɑːt/
A robot that only works or shows up once in a while, not all the time.
The sporadicbot only cleaned the floor on rainy days.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer program that posts messages at random or unpredictable times.
The sporadicbot dropped a funny comment in the chat every few hours.
3. A person who acts like a robot but only now and then.
My brother is a sporadicbot—he helps with chores once a month.
4. A toy robot that turns on and off by itself.
The sporadicbot on the shelf beeped, then went quiet for a week.