robotic

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
    You'd cut your own nose off before you'd let me get the credit for solving robotic telepathy. 1941 May, Isaac Asimov, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3, page 50
    In Vice President Al Gore's campaign to change his robotic image, nothing may have helped more than the big smooch. August 20, 2000, Caryn James, “The Nation; When a Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss”, in The New York Times

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