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[ID] 2 [Element] Autonomation [Description] Uses a wide variety of ingenious devices to monitor automated machines and stop them when problems occur. Developed at Toyota at a time when automated equipment had few devices for preventing defects or malfunctions. [Purpose] 
Allows automated equipment to operate without human intervention or monitoring.
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