programmed
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Though the drone was programmed to travel to a particular gas station by human operators, its final target mostly likely was selected by the weapon’s own internal system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The firm says a single arm can be programmed to perform more than 90% of repetitive tasks.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
After that incident, Romania’s government requested Ukraine ensure its drones are programmed to self-destruct if they come near Romanian waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In effect, it allows heat to be programmed in a way that resembles how data is stored and controlled inside a computer chip.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The label seems to have unpleasant connotations, such as that human creativity counts for nothing, or that we humans are passive robots helplessly programmed by climate, fauna, and flora.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
