robotical adj.
of or relating to robots; (also) suggestive of a robot; mechanical
Robotics
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1940
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Isaac Asimov
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The ‘talking Robot’ as a scientific achievement left much to be desired. It sprawled its unwieldy mass of wires and coils through twenty-five square yards, and every robotical function had been subordinated to vital attribute of speech. It worked,—and was in this respect quite a victory—but as yet, it could translate only the simpler and more concrete thoughts into words.
Strange Playfellow in Super Science Stories Sept. 75/1
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1942
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Isaac Asimov
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Austin Wilde, Robotical Engineer, turned to Sam Tobe and said, ‘Did you get anything out of the robot?’
Robot AL76 Goes Astray in Amazing Stories Feb. 227/1 -
1942
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Isaac Asimov
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He [sc. a robot] added emphatically, with robotical loyalty and faith, ‘No human master could ever be like that.’
Victory Unintentional in Super Science Stories Aug. 91/2 -
1950
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H. B. Fyfe
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Against truth, purity, or moral right you could sometimes prevail, he thought, but not against robotical logic.
The Well-Oiled Machine in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Dec. 109 -
1956
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Kenneth Bulmer
With robotical actions he prepared a frugal supper, going through the routine of accepted practice.
Mr. Culpeper’s Baby in Authentic Science Fiction Apr. 65/1
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