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robotic

[ roh-bot-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

in the manner of a robot; mechanical; lacking human intelligence or emotion:
He’s so constant and efficient that he looks robotic on the ice, and his scores for artistic performance suffer.
performed by a robot without active guidance from a human operator:
Over the course of several robotic missions, NASA gathered information about the surface of Mars and its atmosphere.

Origin of robotic¹

First recorded in 1925–30; robot ( def ) + -ic ( def )

Science imitates nature as researchers dream up robotic dogs, cheetahs, sharks and even cockroaches.

The friendly aura vanished, her eyes dead, voice robotic and confident she was correct.

Optimists see robotic and cyber warfare largely supplanting human conflict.

The research will be used to make advances in robotic technology and facilitate smoother interactions between humans and robots.

Today anyone (with the budget) can buy a ReWalk Robotic Exoskeleton for roughly $85,000.

She did, and her face slammed into a totally different configuration, dispassionate, even robotic.

All that machinery and robotic equipment and so on that was going to Tanith—was that aboard when he took the ship?

It sounded a little infantile, but he was pretty sure none of those present had any sound knowledge of robotic intelligence.

Centuries before smart weapons and robotic systems, this reasoning was understood intuitively.

Robotic systems are an important area of consideration within Rapid Dominance.

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