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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

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

From New York Times

Perhaps the message was hinting at the aliens’ appearance, morse code, cellular automata or the genetic secrets of E.T.

From Scientific American

Applying pen to paper, the mathematicians constructed the concept of cellular automata, dynamical entities made up of shaded or unshaded cells skipping across a two-dimensional grid.

From Scientific American

Looking over the history of automata, there’s one particular type of robot that Ameca reminds me of: the robotic saint.

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