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

In Ford’s newer manufacturing operations, skilled-trades workers may maintain large robotic casting systems, configure digital manufacturing processes, or troubleshoot machinery used in battery production. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

With private investment and the backing of the Defense Department in some cases, Carnegie Mellon faculty are pacing the frontier of AI-powered robotic applications. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The company must possess core technology such as robotic brain or hands. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Augmented with a robotic arm, an RPO satellite could grab another spacecraft to refuel it or adjust its orbit—or even to push it out of orbit entirely. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for robotic

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