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
On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
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
Hugo thought about the little mechanical parts inside the mouse, as well as the other toys that he had stolen and used to fix the automaton.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
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