automata

The definition of automata means robots or machines that operate under their own power, or people who have boring or ordinary lifestyles.

(noun)

  1. Examples of automata are robots that vacuum floors without being pushed by a person.
  2. People who work for 12 hours each day, eat dinner and go to bed are examples of automata.

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See automata in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

automaton

See automata in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A plural of automaton.

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