robotic

adjective

ro·​bot·​ic rō-ˈbä-tik How to pronounce robotic (audio)
rə-
1
: of or relating to mechanical robots
2
: having the characteristics of a robot
performs with robotic consistency
robotically adverb

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 An Oklahoma girl has become the first pediatric patient in the world to have robotic deep brain stimulation performed on her, two hospitals have announced. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 June 2024 Missions by other countries India, Korea and China have all sent robotic missions to the moon in the last few years. Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024 The $40 million facility at 1051 New Moody Lane is expected to create 200 new jobs and features a warehouse with a robotic infrastructure that will be able to fill 14,000 prescriptions in a 10-hour shift. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2024 She’s supplemented that by helping lead an effort to deploy robotic climate sensors throughout the world’s oceans. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for robotic 

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Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of robotic was in 1928

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“Robotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robotic. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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