{"id":10779,"date":"2011-10-24T18:42:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T18:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/storage-robot\/"},"modified":"2011-10-24T18:42:05","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T18:42:05","slug":"storage-robot","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24920\/storage-robot","title":{"rendered":"Storage Robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_storage_robot_mean\">What Does Storage Robot Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A storage robot is an external and automated USB 2.0 storage and backup device. An example is Data Robotics&#8217; Second Generation Drobo, which is described by the company as the World\u2019s First Storage Robot. A storage robot is vulnerable to destruction or theft because of its small and easily portable design.<\/p>\n<p>A storage robot is also known as a backup robot.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_storage_robot\">Techopedia Explains Storage Robot<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Common technical terms are often blended to create new or technically interesting phrases. An example is the storage robot &#8211; a fully automated device with no setup or configuration requirements. Storage robots and home servers share certain features, but storage robots are marketed via different techniques.<\/p>\n<p>A storage robot has the following advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No configuration<\/li>\n<li>The benefits of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) without the complexity<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Microsoft Windows OS and MAC OS X 10.4 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Linux friendly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Storage Robot Mean? 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