Talk:Automaton
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another one that could be quoted for contemporary automata : the German Dead Chickens (www.deadchickens.de), currently (2004) viewable in the streets of Lille, France.
The animated figures stand Adorning every public street And seem to breathe in stone, or move their marble feet.
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-where does that quote come from?i have looked at numerous translations and none of them have this version —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.49.147.144 (talk) 18:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] biomechanical
Is biomechanical realy an appropriate word to use.
"Automata" is a more general term than this (e.g. it's use in math and computing science).
if you think that autmatons are cool check out the book The Making of Hugo Cabret its awsome! but it has over 200 pages of pictures, so if you dont like to read its awsome too! M20 23:17, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ancient Automatta
When I read this title, what comes to mind is the greek goddess' mechanical owl. Should that be mentioned?
- Was there really a mechanical owl or is that just from the Clash of the Titans movie? Though I know there are stories of statues coming to life, and of Hephaestus creating gold and silver robot helpers.Rglong 02:20, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Help me out here
If the word means that something is self driven, why is it commonly used to describe mindless followers? Is it just to compare them to robots? This has always confused me.Rglong 02:21, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- Automata repeat the same performance, over and over, without thought, never changing. A mindless follower repeats the same performance over and ...... tooold 06:45, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Definition
The article does not make clear where to use 'automaton' instead of 'robot' or 'droid'. The context of the article however implies that automata are purely mechanical devices without the use of electronics or informatics technology (which would produce 'cybernetics').
The 'Examples' section should need some cleanup. Someone had added the cyborg characters from Mortal Kombat series, and his logic eludes me. I think that sci-fi references should be removed, since those cases are robotic. Pictureuploader (talk) 10:56, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Commercial links
Are commercial links allowed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.163.218.79 (talk) 02:34, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
