Autom — metroid

Automs are an indestructible defense mechanism that flies around horizontally. This mechanoid activates a flamethrower when Samus Aran comes near. Automs appear as enemies in Metroid II: Return of Samus, found exclusively in Phase 4 on SR388.

Official data

Metroid II: Return of Samus manual

Enemies (p. 29): AUTOM; "Watch out for this robot's severe firepower."

Virtual Console manual

Enemies (2) (p. 15): Autom; "Watch out for this indestructible robot's severe firepower."

Trivia

While Automs are not included in Metroid: Samus Returns, the redesigned Gunzoo behaves similarly to an Autom.
Without the flamethrower, the artwork of an Autom somewhat resembles Kracko from the Kirby franchise.

Gallery

Chozo
Individuals	Chozo Searcher • Chozo architect • Chozo philosopher • Chozo Shaman • Chozo warrior • Chozo Elder De'la • Dryn • Gray Voice • Old Bird • Ou-Qua • Platinum Chest • Raven Beak "Thoha researcher" • "Thoha elder" • Quiet Robe • Samus Aran • Dark Samus • Master Artisan
Areas	Zebes (Chozo Ruins/Chozodia) • Tallon IV (Artifact Temple/Chozo Ruins/Chozo Ice Temple) Elysia (SkyTown/Chozo Observatory) • SR388 • ZDR (Ferenia/Itorash) • Nest • Shooting Gallery
Technology	Aeion Ability Artifact • Ammo Recharge Station • Arm Cannon • Autoad • Autom • Autrack • Big Aeion Orb • Body Adaptation Machine • Boost Ball • Charge Beam • Chozo Artifact • Chozo battle armor • Chozo Block • Chozo bust • Chozo Lore • Chozo Seal • Chozo Ship • Chozo Statue • Chozo Totem • Combat Visor • Defense Drone • Diggernaut • Energy Recharge Station • Elysian (The First • SkyTown Data author) • Elysian satellite • Escape Pod • Grapple Beam • Gravity Suit • Gunship (Corruption) • Gunship (Return of Samus) • Gunzoo • Hunter-class gunship • Ice Beam • Item Sphere • Long Beam • "Mawkin starship" • Metroids • Missile Launcher • Morph Ball • Morph Ball launcher • Mother Brain • Plasma Beam • Power Beam • Power Bomb • Power Suit • Purple liquid • Scan Visor • Screw Attack • Security system • Skin pouch • SkyTown Data • Spazer Beam • Spider Ball • Super Missile • Tall Chozo structure • Teleport Station • Total Recharge Station • Unknown Item • Varia Suit • Wallfire • Wave Beam • X-Ray Visor/Scope • Ancient Chozo Robot • Overdog
Culture	Aeion • Chozo Language • Distant sight • Plane of existence • Prophecy of Light
Tribes	Mawkin • Thoha
Hostile Chozo	Ruins Test • Chozo Ghost • Dark Samus • Torizo (Golden) • Elephant Bird • Chozo Soldier (Robot) • Chozo Zombie Raven Beak (X) • SA-X • True Chozo

Robots
Scanners	Award Scanner • Biohazard scanner • Hand Scanner • Scan Visor
Space Pirates	Aeromine • Crawlmine • Eye • Hover Bot • Jumpmine • Mining cannon • Mecha Ridley
Galactic Federation	E.M.M.I. • FG II-Graham • FG-1000 • Fuse Hint Scanbot • Security Robot B.O.X. • VUE-995
Chozo	Autclast • Autector • Autoad • Autom • Autool • Autrack • Autsharp • Autsniper • Databot • Diggernaut • Elysian • Floating object • Gunzoo • Helios • Proboscum • Robot Chozo Soldier • Robotsmall and Robotbig • Shakernaut • Shirk • Steambot • Swarmbot (-G) • Tinbot • TPO • Vaporwing • Wallfire • ZipNMEBomber Automper
Luminoth	Airthorn • Lightbringer • Lightflyer • Luminoth sentry pod • Mechlops • Mekenobite • Octopede • Rezbit • Sentreye (Corrupted)
Lamorn	Aeronaut • Flight Drone MCU • Flight Drone • Heavy Maintenance Tank • Light Maintenance Tank • Maintenance Tank • Marauder • Mecha Rat • Psy-bot • Psy-bot Gunner • "Psy-bot Mimic" • Psy-bot Shield • Psy-bot Shocker • Psy-bot Soldier • Psy-bot Teleporter • Scanner Drone • Scout Bot • Xelios
Other	Androids • Armored Bot • Artificial Intelligence • Cyborgs • Darkling • Drones • Golems • Guard Node • RB133 Auricrusher • Reflec • Security Bot • Shaktool • Statues • Suspensor platform • Turrets • Work Robot Drones, Workers, Hunters and Guards • U-ton • Lucky Darts • Desert Phantom • Samus Tank • Integra • Cyclon (Queen)

Indestructible Creatures
Non-hostile	Aurora Unit 217 • Baby • Dachora • Databot • Etecoon • Fleet Admiral Castor Dane • Fleet Mechanic • Pow • Septogg • Tatori • Tatori, Jr. • U-Mos Training Drone • Watchdrone • Work Robot
Hostiles	Aazelion • Airthorn • Autom • Big Metroid • Cannon • GMX-04 Halberd-class turret (if provoked) • Polyp • Proboscum Puromi • Ring Beam Unit • Ripper II • Samus Eater (Bud) • Seed platform • Unfreezable Metroid • ZipNMEBomber
Misc.	Bloatsac • Blueroot Tree (Dark) • Butterfly • Chomper Fish • Durable plantform • Fish • Fungus • Glow Stem • Great Tree Massive tentacle • Moth • Parasitic fungus • Protozoan • RedGrass • Sandgrass • Sbug • Scarp • Scatterbug • Tallon fern • Mantha