What does "autonomation" mean?

Automation design concept developed at Toyota using error-proofing and automatic process defect-detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.

Autonomation

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Automation design concept developed at Toyota using error-proofing and automatic process defect-detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing. uncountable
"Autonomation means transferring human intelligence to a machine."

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"Autonomation means transferring human intelligence to a machine."

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