automaton

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At January’s conference, robots, including Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, a 6-foot-2-inch automaton weighing in at just under 200 pounds with a digital smiley face, were the stars.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The success of “Maybe Happy Ending” hinges in no small part on the miraculous performance of Darren Criss, who plays an automaton with a secretly sensitive heart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The application was consuming me, organizing my synapses like an automaton farmer who makes Munsen predictions regarding the historical flow of neurotransmission.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

An obvious place to begin is "The Turk," which was a chess playing automaton.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

The automaton was heavy and in several pieces, but he picked it up and, not having anywhere else to go, returned to the dreaded station.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick