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
In March 2024, Cognition Labs’ Devin, the self-operating software engineer, grabbed headlines as a proof-of-concept for what agentic AI could be.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Food and Nutrition Services runs a self-operating budget within the school district and does not receive money from the district’s general fund.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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
Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Food and Nutrition Services runs a self-operating budget within the school district and does not receive money from the district’s general fund.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-operating
Adjective
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Crea provides intuitive tools, automated optimization, and a wide range of working modes to balance maximum quality with maximum speed.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Cell phones, automated cameras, more airplane flights and more people living in rural areas have reduced their effectiveness.—
Paul Rogers,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Idaho Transportation Department uses automatic traffic counters along the highway to calculate the average number of vehicles each day.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Customers who do not qualify for the automatic payouts will have to wait until after the first payout.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Not robotic or clinical or foreign.—
Gary Greenberg,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Dextre – aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to demonstrate satellite refueling in orbit by robotic means.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Self-operating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-operating. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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