Wednesday, June 8, 2016

automation, automaton

Automation or automation means the use of machines or electronic devices to do work once done by people --
Increasing automation means increasing unemployment.
Many factories are now run almost entirely through automation.

Automaton or automaton means a robot, or a pre-programmed device of some kind --
He plans to make an automaton that will be able to make intelligent decisions.
She moved stiffly and artificially, like an automaton.

Now that you know that you can say--
"When the automation is complete, an automaton will be able to run all of this machinery."

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