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 of robotic

• 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

This initiative aims to replace human soldiers with robotic systems for all frontline logistics and double the 2025 deployment rate. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026

With these machines, the researchers built a mock multi-robot assembly line where three different robotic arms cooperated to complete a sequence of tasks. —Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026

Donaldson was controlling the robot from the edge of the ice rink, wearing a top hat with a robotic monkey that jumped out on command. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026

Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself. —Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for robotic

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