robotic
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.
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How to use robotic in a sentence
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.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush | Sujay Kumar | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOptimists 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.
Japan's Robots Are Reading Your Emotions | Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday anyone (with the budget) can buy a ReWalk robotic Exoskeleton for roughly $85,000.
The Bionic Exoskeleton Helping Paraplegics Walk | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She did, and her face slammed into a totally different configuration, dispassionate, even robotic.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowAll that machinery and robotic equipment and so on that was going to Tanith—was that aboard when he took the ship?
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperIt sounded a little infantile, but he was pretty sure none of those present had any sound knowledge of robotic intelligence.
The Velvet Glove | Harry HarrisonCenturies before smart weapons and robotic systems, this reasoning was understood intuitively.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. Ullmanrobotic systems are an important area of consideration within Rapid Dominance.
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