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automata

American  
[aw-tom-uh-tuh] / ɔˈtɒm ə tə /

noun

  1. a plural of automaton.


automata British  
/ ɔːˈtɒmətə /

noun

  1. a plural of automaton

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Campione has become known for her unique specialism in dolls, doll houses, automata, birdcages and corkscrews.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

There, in the Morris Museum’s collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, is a music box from around 1877.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

The link between these cellular automata and the pursuit of artificial life grew stronger when, more than two decades later, mathematician John Conway designed the Game of Life.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

As you get used to treating human-like automata as automata, you may slowly find yourself treating humans the same.

From The Verge • May 4, 2022

If we were not automata at that moment we would continue lying there, exhausted, and without will.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque