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
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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
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In his speech, Krishna also pointed to Shannon’s work building robotic mice that solved mazes as an example of his enjoyment of play within his research.
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Ayesha Javed, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The Wrong Trousers centers on suspicious penguin Feathers McGraw, who moves in with the duo and hatches a nefarious plan for the robotic Techno Trousers that Wallace has invented to walk Gromit.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
Several customer-facing bits of tech, including animatronics, robotic drones, facial recognition and ride systems have been mentioned.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
One of those technologies was the plucky Ingenuity helicopter, a robotic flyer that was designed to make five test flights.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ayesha Javed, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The Wrong Trousers centers on suspicious penguin Feathers McGraw, who moves in with the duo and hatches a nefarious plan for the robotic Techno Trousers that Wallace has invented to walk Gromit.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
Several customer-facing bits of tech, including animatronics, robotic drones, facial recognition and ride systems have been mentioned.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
One of those technologies was the plucky Ingenuity helicopter, a robotic flyer that was designed to make five test flights.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Robotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robotic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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