The Automaton is a Technology card present in Act II and Act III of Inscryption.
Strategy[]
Act II[]
Given its middling stats and cost, the Automaton is generally suited to both attack and defense while excelling at neither. It is easily outclassed by other cards for similar costs, and is generally suited to being an early-game filler card - used early on until better ones are available later. If these are in your deck, they should be the first ones replaced at earliest convenience.
Automaton is the Technological equivalent of the Zombie.
Act III[]
Automatons cannot be offered in Act III and only ever appear as cards played by P03 or spawned via the Gift Bearer Sigil. They continue to fill the same purpose as they did in Act II, being neither good nor bad at offense and defense. Given that they are fairly common, if multiple appear, care must be taken to ensure they don't overwhelm you. Caution must be taken when an Overclocked one is played, as a 2 Power card is usually quite dangerous.