AUTOMATON

a mechanical figure constructed to act as if by its own power; a robot. —9th ACC Volume 3 Approved Glossary

a mechanical figure constructed to act as if by its own power; a robot.a person or animal acting in an automatic or mechanical way.a person who seems to act mechanically and without thinking.of or like a person who acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence.a person who seems to act mechanically and without thinking. And he goes through life like an automaton. -Definition of Control [4 July 1957) a mechanical figure constructed to act as if by its own power; a robot. You could get this person to drill around like an automaton and go over and touch walls and that sort of thing, and then after youd given him a couple of hours of session you would say to him, "How do you feel now?" -,Two-way Communication (1 Nov. 54)of or like a person who acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence.