programmed

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"But the robots are friendly, they're polite and they're programmed to be careful. They've slotted into everyday life in loads of communities since we started out in the UK back in 2018."

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Each is programmed to identify specific materials as they make their way through the conveyor lines.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Bosses often struggle to get honest feedback from direct reports, who are “psychologically programmed to reassure” them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As part of her treatment, Price programmed a soft, continuous sound into Bianco's hearing aid.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The latter willingness is one so strongly programmed into us citizens of modern states, by our schools and churches and governments, that we forget what a radical break it marks with previous human history.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond