[DOC] [TLE] Automaton - Wikipedia [PAR] An automaton )(plural: automata or automatons) is a self-operating machine, or a 
machine or control mechanism designed to follow automatically a predetermined 
sequence of operations, or respond to predetermined instructions. Some 
automata, such as bellstrikers in mechanical clocks, are designed to ... The word 
"automaton" is the latinization of the Greek , automaton,... [DOC] [TLE] Robot - Wikipedia [PAR] A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an electromechanical 
machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry, and thus a 
type of an embedded system. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous 
and range from humanoids ... These robots have also created a newer branch of 
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routine tasks ... in a mechanical, routine manner, usually subject to another's will; 
automaton. ... Austrian robot lands in your time dimension, you just hand over the 
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Question: Automaton is sometimes just a fancy name for one of these mechanical beings
Answer: a robot