robotic
adjective
ro·bot·ic
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Definition of robotic
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Other Words from robotic
robotically
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adverb
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for robotic
Synonyms
automated, automatic, laborsaving, self-acting, self-operating, self-regulating
Antonyms
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Rapid Lemon Productions closes its season of belief with a world premiere about a terminally ill woman, her robotic counterpart and the decision that ignites a war between the two people closest to her. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "Top Baltimore arts events for fall 2019," 29 Aug. 2019 Then there is the Japanese robotic cat Doraemon, which China has accused of subverting the minds of young people, and who has been gracing Lennon Walls since the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement. — Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz, "Chairman Mao is making an appearance at the Hong Kong protests," 28 Aug. 2019 Before there was the ridiculous football space station in Dallas, or the opulent, robotic roof that opens and retracts over the Falcons in Atlanta, there was the Astrodome in Houston. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "100 Figures Who Shaped the NFLâs First Century," 28 Aug. 2019 Uber considered having self-driving technology crucial to survive and counter potential competitive threats from Waymo and dozens of other companies working on robotic vehicles. — Michael Liedtke, chicagotribune.com, "Former Google engineer charged with stealing self-driving secrets," 27 Aug. 2019 The robotic vehicle will be able to haul up to seven tons of cargo and could put astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024. — National Geographic, "Countdown to a new era inSpace," 17 June 2019 In fact, every single time NASA holds a competition to select a new robotic interplanetary mission, the eventual winner only reaches space by leaving many more in the dust. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, "Burying CAESAR: How NASA Picks Winnersâand Losersâin Space Exploration," 25 July 2019 The agency would have to find a way to squeeze a human exploration program in with that level of funding at the same time that costly robotic missions, such as the Voyager spacecraft, were planned for launch later in the decade. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 6: After Apollo, NASA still searching for an encore," 21 July 2019 Casey, by contrast, is muted and robotic, given to skittishness and liable to fully shut down when threatened. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Art of Self-Defense," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'robotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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