Roomba or Automower (5)

I believe the answer is:

robot

(Other definitions for robot that I've seen before include "Lifelike machine" , "Unpaid worker" , "Mechanical man" , "Man-made man - man-made machine" , "Automatic machine" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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