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What (who) is automaton - definition

SELF-OPERATING MACHINE

Automatas; Atonamaton; Automated machine; Automata; Automatons

automaton

[?:'t?m?t(?)n]

¦ noun (plural automata -t? or automatons)

1. a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being.

2. a machine which performs a function according to a set of coded instructions.

Origin

C17: via L. from Gk, neut. of automatos 'acting of itself', from autos 'self'.

automaton

<robotics, mathematics, algorithm> (Plural automata) A machine, robot, or formal system designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. Automata theory, the invention and study of automata, includes the study of the capabilities and limitations of computing processes, the manner in which systems receive input, process it, and produce output, and the relationships between behavioural theories and the operation and use of automated devices. See also cellular automaton, finite state machine. (1996-04-23)

Automaton

·vi Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.

II. Automaton ·vi A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself;

- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, ·etc.

Wikipedia

Automaton

An automaton (; plural: automata or automatons) is a relatively self-operating machine, or control mechanism designed to automatically follow a sequence of operations, or respond to predetermined instructions. Some automata, such as bellstrikers in mechanical clocks, are designed to give the illusion to the casual observer that they are operating under their own power or will, like a mechanical robot. Since long ago, the term is commonly associated with automated puppets that resemble moving humans or animals, built to impress and/or to entertain people.

Animatronics are a modern type of automata with electronics, often used for the portrayal of characters in films and in theme park attractions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton

Examples of use of automaton

1. But he was not the mindless automaton derided by the tabloid media in the 1'80s.

2. Dead author Philip K Dick lives on, in the form of an automaton.

3. "There are only two other known Faberge eggs that have a clock in them and also an automaton.

4. He was right, of course, but that doesn‘t mean that every artist obsessed with correct chords is a soulless automaton.

5. Not the head the late science fiction writer was buried with, but part of an automaton that sat in a living room set interactively conversing with visitors.