adj

robotic

roh-BOT-ihk

adj

Relating to robots, or moving in a stiff, mechanical way that resembles one.

"The warehouse now uses robotic arms to sort packages."

"His robotic delivery made the speech hard to sit through."

How to Use Robotic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither "made by or relating to robots" or "moving/acting stiffly like a machine."

Common pairings

robotic arm robotic surgery robotic movement

more robotic comparative, most robotic superlative

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The warehouse now uses _____ arms to sort packages.

From "robot" plus the adjective ending "-ic," coined by science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1941.

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