individual vs automaton

individual and automaton both are nouns.

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

individual (noun)	automaton (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential	a mechanism that can move automatically
a single organism	a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control
	someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way

individual (adjective)	automaton (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing