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
Synonyms
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
There are timely ideas about robots versus nature, robotic programming, artificial intelligence, ways that technology possibly disrupts nature’s rhythms, and vice versa.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 25 Sep. 2024
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The recycling process is mostly automated
At the WRS plant, a large robotic arm lifts a heavy panel and places it on a conveyor belt, where the materials separation begins.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
In sortation centers, for example, robotic arms have sorted more than three billion packages.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Born without the ability to transform, which effectively determines which robotic beings are relegated to manual labor jobs, Orion Pax and D-16 have little hope of ever being more than invisible cogs in the machine.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 25 Sep. 2024
More solar in Arizona:Biden plan would expand solar energy projects on public lands in Arizona, other states
The recycling process is mostly automated
At the WRS plant, a large robotic arm lifts a heavy panel and places it on a conveyor belt, where the materials separation begins.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
In sortation centers, for example, robotic arms have sorted more than three billion packages.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Born without the ability to transform, which effectively determines which robotic beings are relegated to manual labor jobs, Orion Pax and D-16 have little hope of ever being more than invisible cogs in the machine.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for robotic
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“Robotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robotic. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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