word choice - Flora, fauna, robot


Are there any terms for referring to robot-kind, as flora refers to plants and fauna to animals?


I'm looking for a word that would fit in with flora and fauna, so if it derives from Latin or Roman mythology that would be ideal. A made-up word would be OK if it sounds right.


So far my best candidate is forma. I like this term because it sounds similar to the flora and fauna, and resembles form (robots are highly structured entities).



Answer



From singular automaton - a self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot, a logical term for "robot-kind" as distinct from flora/fauna is the plural automata.


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