automation engineering
nounUK /ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
US /ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
Automation engineering is the job of using machines and computers to do work by themselves.
The factory hired an automation engineering team to make robots build the cars.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The branch of engineering that designs systems to operate with little or no human help.
She studied automation engineering to design self-driving factory lines.
3. The practice of building machines that follow set steps on their own.
Automation engineering helped the farm use robots to pick fruit.
4. The work of connecting sensors and software so machines can run without people.
His automation engineering skills kept the water plant running all night.