Stump on ‘*Robotic Type’? Challenge Accepted! Can You Guess the Answer?

As a detective, my first instinct is to approach the crossword clue “*Robotic type” as a word puzzle that requires careful inspection of every available detail. I start listing words that relate to robotics such as android, cyborg, and robot. However, none of these neatly fits into the six-letter crossword space. After some more pondering, I recall that a person who acts in a mechanical, unthinking manner is often called an “automaton“. This idea sparks an inspired hunch that fits perfectly. Upon further review, the word AUTOMATON does indeed match the clue in question using six letters, connotes robotic-like behavior, and makes logical sense. With this deduction, I confidently fill in AUTOMATON and marvel at how the process of elimination, word association, and logical reasoning led me to the right answer.