The term describes movements that are characteristic of an automaton, i.e. a machine that moves, and recognises that, no matter how sophisticated modern computerisation might become, machines only do what they are programmed to do, and do not possess conscious control over their movements.
The term describes movements that are characteristic of an automaton, i.e. a machine that moves. It recognises that, no matter how sophisticated modern computerisation might become, machines only do what they are programmed to do, and do not possess conscious control over their movements.