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automaton

[aw-tom-uh-ton, -tn] / ɔˈtɒm əˌtɒn, -tn /




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While "Gugusse and the Automaton" was known to be in Melies' back catalogue, no one had seen it until McFarland delivered it to the library in his Toyota sedan last September.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But when I read The Black Automaton by Douglas Kearney I properly shut up and learned.

From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2018

La Belle, Lost in the World of the Automaton Imago Theatre uses puppetry, animatronics, etc., in a family-friendly reimagining of the classic fairytale “Beauty and the Beast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2017

“Lower hardware costs have tipped the scales so that formerly infeasible business models are now very attractive,” says Cruise Automaton CEO Kyle Vogt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2016

Could it be that this young scion of the Balcom fortune could in any way be connected with the Automaton?

From The Master Mystery by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)




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