What Is Automation? In this video, we are going to be discussing : Automation Industrial Automation Levels of Automation System What is Automation? Automation simply means making things work on there own. Automation is the process of making things work on there own under little or no supervision. Automation is the use of control system and information technologies to reduce the need for human labour in the production of goods and services. Automated machine is any machine that is capable of doing things on there own based on preset instructions.