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
• laborsaving
• self-acting
• self-operating
• self-regulating

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 exhibition was Fernando Palma Rodríguez’s at Canal Projects in New York, which features a cast of robotic contraptions on view through July 27. —Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 June 2024

Macura hopes more seniors have access to robotic pets. —Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 15 June 2024

Researchers are working with hydrophones and robotic fish to make contact in a seven-square-mile stretch of the Caribbean, off the coast of Dominica. —T. Nelson Thompson, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024

In announcing the spacewalk, NASA said two astronauts would remove some communications equipment from one of the ISS’ laboratory modules with an assist from a robotic arm on the station. —Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1