self–acting

designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor self-acting machines that were ushered in with the industrial revolution Synonyms automated, automatic, robotic, self-acting, self-operating, self-regulatingRelated Words mechanical, motorized, nonmanual; computerized; aiding, helping; easing, relieving; time-saving; semiautomaticAntonyms nonautomated, nonautomatic