automata

Plural: automata

Noun

• Self-operating machines or robots, often designed to mimic humans.
• Plural of automaton; a moving mechanical device.
• someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
• a mechanism that can move automatically
• plural of automaton

Examples

• The opponent’s predictable plays felt like the movements of simple AUTOMATA in Words With Friends.
• We played like automata, placing tiles with silent, mechanical precision.

Synonyms

automaton, golem, robot, zombi, zombie