au ‧ to ‧ ma ‧ ted AC /ˈɔːtəmeɪtəd, ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd $ ˈɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ automatic , ↑ automated ; noun : ↑ automation ; adverb : ↑ automatically ]
using computers and machines to do a job, rather than people ⇨ automation :
a highly automated factory
The production process is now fully automated.