automat

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In 1902, Horn & Hardart opened the first automat in Philadelphia.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

AP: In “Asteroid City,” you combined an interest in really disparate ideas — the ’50s theater of Sam Shepard with the automat.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, also a Brooklyn native, frequented an automat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, whose food, prices and atmosphere she praised in the documentary.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

During the Great Depression, an automat was a warm haven where you could sit all day sipping coffee for a nickel.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

“I am programmed to go up to thirty miles per hour,” the automat replied.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton