automaton
noun [ C ] uk/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tən/ us/ɑːˈtɑː.mə.t̬ən/ automatons or automata uk/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tə/ us/ɑːˈtɑː.mə.t̬ə/
自动操作装置，机器人;机械行事的人
a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control, or a person who acts like a machine, without thinking or feeling
I take the same route to work every day, like some sort of automaton. 我每天按同一路线去上班，就像个机器人一样。