equipment vs automation

equipment and automation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equipment	Yes	No	No	No
automation	Yes	No	No	No

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

equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
automation: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

equipment (noun)	automation (noun)
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service	the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
	equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
	the condition of being automatically operated or controlled