automaton vs android

automaton and android both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
automaton	Yes	No	No	No
android	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, android is a hyponym of automaton; that is, android is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than automaton:

Other hyponyms of automaton include humanoid, mechanical man.

automaton (noun)	android (noun)
a mechanism that can move automatically	an automaton that resembles a human being
a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control	An operating system from Google for mobile devices
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way