Exodus 1
By then automatons had taken over all the menial jobs. most people lived off the dole.. a fund put together by the government from the gross profits of selling the aliens our land.
Malroth Tract – II: The Farmer
With the precision of an automaton, adhrit began placing seeds in one of his empty growbeds in the ground next to his desk.
Two Years
At first, the allure of being able to stick their chests out and say they were there for the cultivation of verde, the first planet ever to be prepared by automatons under mild supervision, gave the marines a great feeling of pride.
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 33: Things Change
Sherman snorted when he thought back to farlight; alvin had a body back then-- he was an automaton whose body had been created by a super genius and whose programming came to them from the desk of an elite technician.
Tales from Silicon City 6: Titanium Rider
Moving in perfect unity, the mindless combat automatons advanced towards their target, a small mining village in southern mongolia.
Legend of the Justicar Act1/Part 6
Said jukebox in glee, "now let us work together to purge these hell spawned automatons for valor!"
Part I – Dark Times in Glow City
The automaton powered up, a throbbing, electric hum reverberating deep inside its chassis. two red neon irises blazed to furious life, the artificial pupils focusing on the naked, showing coyote, then constricting with a single minded purpose.
The Start of Something New
This realization relieved the shepherd greatly and he found his paw gripping the door handle and pulling it open for the cheetah as though he were an automaton controlled by his own emotional substance.
Black Meridian 22: Jack in the Box
Fletcher's mind, trapped in his automaton-like body, reeled, turning over ideas and thoughts. he bargained with the world, begged it to take something else instead. he thought of a hundred thousand what-ifs, of things he could have done.
No Frills: Ijona Hykok
The imagery (individuals being turned into mindless automatons with no creativity or individuality) gave her nightmares for a long time. that remained a fear for her, and she hated the borg from star trek and techno music for the same reason.
Three Scenes in Need of Assistance
He felt like an automaton, a pair of eyes riding a subscript. anything threatening got erased. and anything that made him think farther into the past than a few years ago was threatening. he could feel his reaction to the wolf customer had been excised.
The Burning Chain- Chapter One
They were neither automaton, nor being- half-alive, more often than not, was the agreed consensus. khitan wasn't here to kill the prince, no- a prince could never spill the blood of another.