robotic

robotic

English

Etymology

robot +‎ -ic.

Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/, /ɹəˈbɒt.ɪk/

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• (US) enPR: rō-bŏt′ik IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈbɑt.ɪk/, [ɹoʊˈbɑɾɪk]

Adjective

robotic (comparative more robotic, superlative most robotic)

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
   • 1941 May, Asimov, Isaac, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3, page 50:

     You'd cut your own nose off before you'd let me get the credit for solving robotic telepathy.

   • 2000 August 20, James, Caryn, “The Nation; When a Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss”, in The New York Times‎:

     In Vice President Al Gore's campaign to change his robotic image, nothing may have helped more than the big smooch.

Related terms

• robopsychologist
• robot
• roboticist
• robotics

 

Translations

of, relating to, or resembling a robot

Arabic: رُوبُوتِيّ‎ (rōbōtiyy) Catalan: robòtic Czech: robotický Esperanto: robota (eo) Finnish: robotti- French: robotique (fr) Georgian: რობოტული (roboṭuli) Greek: ρομποτικός (el) (rompotikós) Italian: robotico (it) Norman: robotique Polish: robotyczny (pl) Portuguese: robótico (pt) Russian: роботизи́рованный (ru) (robotizírovannyj) Spanish: robótico Turkish: robotik (tr)

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “robotic”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2023), “robotic n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• coorbit