A team out to convert to production by robots (8)
I believe the answer is:
automate
'production by robots' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'a team out to convert' is the wordplay.
'to convert' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'converts' mean this).
'team'+'out'='teamout'
'teamout' anagrammed gives 'utomate'.
'a'+'utomate'='AUTOMATE'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for automate that I've seen before include "Take the manual out of" , "Eat out ma - make it self-regulating" , "No longer employ person" , "Cause to function without direct human control" , "Mechanise to make something work without human intervention" .)