robotic
adjective
ro·bot·ic
rō-ˈbä-tik 
rə-
1
: of or relating to mechanical robots
2
: having the characteristics of a robot
performs with robotic consistency
Examples of robotic in a Sentence
the dishwasher is one of the greatest robotic devices ever invented
with a single robotic motion, she reached for a cigarette and a lighter the instant she sat down
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Unlike previous moon rover-type robots, this new one comes with a pair of robotic arms for handling and manipulating tools.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Many researchers had assumed that all robotic missions sent there would so thoroughly succumb to Venus’s brutal combo of scorchingly hot surface temperature and crushingly high atmospheric pressure that little would be left behind for subsequent study.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Instead of spending time in the sun pushing around a bulky mower, consider a robotic mower that can take over.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
As a result, Diana, despite being an android, comes across as more human, while Hugh can appear more robotic, creating a deliberate sense of contrast.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 May 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Many researchers had assumed that all robotic missions sent there would so thoroughly succumb to Venus’s brutal combo of scorchingly hot surface temperature and crushingly high atmospheric pressure that little would be left behind for subsequent study.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Instead of spending time in the sun pushing around a bulky mower, consider a robotic mower that can take over.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
As a result, Diana, despite being an android, comes across as more human, while Hugh can appear more robotic, creating a deliberate sense of contrast.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for robotic
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“Robotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robotic. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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