as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
vehicular access to the building complex is controlled by a self-operating gate opener
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Recent Examples of self-operating
Researchers and filmmakers now deploy self-operating sail drones with high-resolution cameras and real-time streaming capabilities, enabling continuous monitoring of deep-sea ecosystems that supports both marine conservation and scientific discovery.
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Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Walk into the Anna Hiss Gymnasium at the University of Texas, and an autonomous, or self-operating, robot might just pass by you.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024
Autonomous Material Transport Progress in autonomous material transport has refined manufacturing processes, as drones and self-operating vehicles now efficiently move goods.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
No brand is a self-operating vehicle, especially in a bumpy economy.
—Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Walk into the Anna Hiss Gymnasium at the University of Texas, and an autonomous, or self-operating, robot might just pass by you.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024
Autonomous Material Transport Progress in autonomous material transport has refined manufacturing processes, as drones and self-operating vehicles now efficiently move goods.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
No brand is a self-operating vehicle, especially in a bumpy economy.
—Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-operating
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Advocates say automated plans could introduce millions of lower-income Americans to retirement savings.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Today styling itself as an automated end-user computing management platform, the company is currently at iteration version number 7.0 for Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Congress tried to address this issue by passing the Child Citizenship Act in 2000, which grants automatic citizenship to international adoptees.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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This opens up the possibility of Wycombe either clinching automatic promotion before their two rivals play, or the door being prised open for either Wrexham or Charlton to nip through and set up a nerve-wracking final day.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Elon Musk's company launched its 32nd robotic resupply mission to the ISS for NASA early Monday morning (April 21), sending a Dragon freighter aloft from Florida's Space Coast.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your next half-marathon could be getting some robotic flair.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Self-operating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-operating. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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