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

robotically

rō-ˈbä-ti-k(ə-)lē 

rə-

adverb

Synonyms

• automated
• automatic

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The titular robotic dinosaurs are machines piloted by humans who, in the new series, must defend Earth from a monstrous alien invasion trying to resurrect its prehistoric army. —Andrew McGowan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025

Furthermore, the ability to operate robotic explorers and harvesting/processing machines at solar system distances by combining quantum communications with AI-level on-site intelligence will enable us to go anywhere, in physical or electronic form. —Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025

Around the table, there were up to eight randomly placed Franka Panda robotic arms, each with 7 degrees of freedom, that were supposed to complete up to 40 tasks on a workpiece. —Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025

These robotic structures will be capable of performing safely in dynamic, unstructured environments. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for robotic

• aprotic
• aquatic
• biotic
• chaotic
• cirrhotic
• despotic
• dichotic
• erotic
• euphotic
• exotic
• fibrotic
• hieratic