Robotic equipment can perform certain tasks automatically.
The astronaut tried to latch the 15-foot robotic arm onto the satellite.
2. graded adjective
If you describe someone as robotic, you mean that they speak or move in a stiff and mechanical way like a robot.
[disapproval]
There is something a little robotic about him.
Examples of 'robotic' in a sentence
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The robotic arms are able to overcome such problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My cancer was removed by robotic surgery.
The Sun (2015)
At times that can be a bit robotic.
The Sun (2010)
The aliens spoke in monotone deep robotic voices.
The Sun (2008)
He was famous for the robotic dance.
The Sun (2011)
Its robotic arm dug a trench and sensationally discovered ice beneath the surface.
The Sun (2009)
He was fitted with robotic arms but no longer uses them because they are too heavy and unwieldy.
The Sun (2010)
The company is setting up a facility where robotic arms will carry out tasks currently done by human technicians.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Imagine a robotic arm that today needs to be oiled and checked twice as often as two years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps robotic surgery holds a lesson.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are three main robotic arms.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And when you hit a button on the transmitter, that familiar robotic voice issues forth.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The machine's robotic arm extends from the cab over the pothole and fills it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The alarmed, sealed box houses a robotic arm holding what looks like a can of baked beans.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A machine that can repair potholes in just two minutes with a robotic arm is undergoing its first tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I decided on robotic surgery, which was proven to leave patients with fewer side effects.
The Sun (2014)
There are too many clips of strange robotic voices and not enough explanation of how they actually work, but it is hopeful and inspiring.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's bad enough, but now you get a robotic voice!
The Sun (2013)
The next wave of technology will involve drones with robotic arms able to perform simple tasks such as spraying paint, picking fruit or conduct basic repairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A machine with a robotic arm that can repair potholes in a flash is being tested in England for the first time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is not about ingenious heart transplants or robotic surgery or, for now at least, genetically personalised medicine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A robotic voice warns: 'We will hunt you.
The Sun (2015)
The radio broadcast was interrupted and listeners in northern Alabama heard a storm of static followed by a robotic voice with a faintly British accent.