Synonyms of roboticnext
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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Solo will first fly on the DeepSpace-2 mission, which will launch on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slated to send Intuitive Machines' third robotic lunar lander toward the moon later this year. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Canadian Space Agency was on the hook to build a robotic arm for the Gateway outpost, improving on the Canadian robotics systems used on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Inside a Tennessee laboratory, a robotic arm spent eight weeks 3D-printing a two-ton, six-foot-tall block of molten steel. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026 That means in addition to autonomous cars, and robotic factories, this additional computing power could pave the way for groundbreaking discoveries like curing cancer. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for robotic

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of robotic was in 1927

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“Robotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robotic. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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