If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations. a more adaptable and skilled workforce = flexible + adaptability adapt·abil·ity The adaptability of wool is one of its great attractions. = flexibility. able to change in order to be successful in new and different situations
Capable of undergoing inheritable (and/or non-heritable) structural or functional changes in response to environmental changes that could otherwise impair life processes
capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"
Describes whether a robot is able to make self-directed corrections in it's path or decision making Usually performed with the aid of visual, force, or tactile sensors