I strongly advise the podcast "Robot Or Not". The hosts have very strong opinions on what exactly constitutes a robot, and readers write in with edge cases. It's been going on for a long time, so nowadays they also categorize other things.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/robot-or-not/id9979302...

https://open.spotify.com/show/4M2AELzmQy77FxaYZMl6e9

https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/robot-or-not/b911efc0-e2f6-0...

And if you get a taste for opinionated Siracusa, look up the toaster ovens saga.