robotic n.
a robot; a robotic device
Rare.
Robotics
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1950
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Clifford D. Simak
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Across the board stood a beautifully machined robotic. The man reached out a hand, thoughtfully played his knight. The robotic clicked and chuckled. It moved a pawn.
Time Quarry in Galaxy Science Fiction Oct. 18/1 -
1954
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Bryce Walton
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The floating robotic preceded Leydon down a narrow aisle.
Minority Decision in Future Science Fiction (UK ed.) Apr. 44/1 -
1957
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Robert E. Gilbert
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I set the quadpod close to Rasmussen, lifted the robotic into position, and threw the switches to maximum.
Hunt the Hog of Joe in Infinity Science Fiction Feb. 27/1 -
1999
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Richard R. Harris
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The robotic suddenly came into view from behind the rubble of a collapsed building next to him. He could tell it was an outdated Warrior Class model.
Pilgrim in Absolute Magnitude Summer 55/2
Research requirements
any evidence 1950
Earliest cite
Clifford Simak
Research History
The OED has a 1951 cite from Clifford Simak's "Time and Again"; Jesse Sheidlower converted it to its original magazine appearance in Galaxy.
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