Androids

  • Android = a robot with a human appearance
  • All androids are Robotsbut, not all robots are androids
  • Android first used in 1837, referencing automated chess players
  • Greek prefix andro-, meaning male
  • Greek suffix -eides meaning form or shape
  • Android = operating system for tablets and smartphones

Droid – abbreviation of the word android
Droid is a robot that does not necessarily look like a human being
Droid was coined in Star Wars (1977)

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