ROBOTIC Definition & Meaning

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robotic

[ roh-bot-ik ]

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adjective

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of robotic¹

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

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A much more definitive discovery would be to discover life in our own solar system using robotic space craft containing portable laboratories.

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First, to address Neville's comments directly - are players now "robotic" and unable to take risks?

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A mix of songs, puppetry and some robotic figures, the show is simple — its title spells it out — but it’s cute and celebrates the power of family and community.

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Since then, Black Mirror has taken us from creepy memory devices, phone implants and robotic bees to actors-turned-werewolves.

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"Tyler has uniqueness. In a world and industry which is becoming more commercialised, over sanitised, robotic, structured and predictable, Tyler's greatest strength is the opposite to all of that."

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