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
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 Super Heavy booster successfully returned to its launch site and settled onto the tower’s robotic arms.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Cardiologists were unable to obtain catheter supplies, and other surgeons could not get robotic supplies, Koenig wrote in her July report.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Entire sequences are devoted to tasks as humdrum as rebooting a ship’s computer (which involves untangling a lot of wires) and shepherding a little robotic sub to try retrieving Lemons, which resembles a very tense version of a fairground claw game.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
Ars Video An important moment Sunday's landing shows NASA is starting to get its money's worth with an initiative set up seven years ago to establish a line of robotic precursor missions for the agency's Artemis lunar program.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Cardiologists were unable to obtain catheter supplies, and other surgeons could not get robotic supplies, Koenig wrote in her July report.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Entire sequences are devoted to tasks as humdrum as rebooting a ship’s computer (which involves untangling a lot of wires) and shepherding a little robotic sub to try retrieving Lemons, which resembles a very tense version of a fairground claw game.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
Ars Video An important moment Sunday's landing shows NASA is starting to get its money's worth with an initiative set up seven years ago to establish a line of robotic precursor missions for the agency's Artemis lunar program.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
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 10 Mar. 2025.
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