robotic

American  

[roh-bot-ik] / roʊˈbɒt ɪk /

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of robotic

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

Example Sentences

But they barely spoke and just got on robotically with the work at hand.

From Literature

The man starts with a detailed, if somewhat robotic response—like users might get from an AI chatbot—before spewing out an ad for “StepBoost Max” insoles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaders said robotic surgery at Royal Stoke had already delivered a 20% uplift in surgical productivity and cut the average length of patient stay by two days per case.

From BBC

Analysts say that new investments will likely focus on the robotic tools and artificial-intelligence components that have captivated Wall Street, meaning a surge in new, permanent factory jobs is less likely.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, on Moltbook, the AI agents - or perhaps humans with robotic masks on - continue to chatter, and not all the talk is of human extinction.

From BBC

Related Words

• automatic
• computerized
• electronic
• mechanical
• mechanized