automated device

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14110
Device that performs one or more functions without human intervention by means of direct control or by programmed operations.
Note: Often referred to as a peripheral or peripheral device when it is an instrument incorporated into a module, a workstation, or a fully automated system.
Source:
PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. (Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)) on page 1132 [Terms] [Paper]