r/automate
r/Automate is a community with a shared interest in AI automation tools, which have historically improved the workflow and will only…
How to think about r/automate
The community focuses on discussions surrounding automation technologies, including AI, robotics, and additive manufacturing. Members share insights on tools that enhance workflows and envision a future where machines handle menial tasks, contributing to a more efficient society. The distinct blend of technical and non-technical discussions makes it a hub for both enthusiasts and professionals in the automation field.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants range from tech-savvy professionals to hobbyists interested in automation and robotics. The community attracts individuals who are eager to learn about new tools and share their experiences. The vibe is generally collaborative and innovative, with members valuing practical applications of automation technologies and their potential to improve everyday life.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes tutorials, tool recommendations, and discussions about the implications of automation. Members appreciate detailed explanations and practical advice, while overly promotional or vague posts tend to receive downvotes. The community encourages regular contributions, with a mix of questions, project showcases, and news updates related to automation technologies.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should engage by providing valuable content that educates or informs the community about automation tools and technologies. Authenticity is key; members are typically resistant to overt promotions or advertisements. Successful tactics include sharing case studies, hosting AMAs with experts, or offering free resources that align with the community's interests. Brands should avoid generic marketing pitches and instead focus on fostering genuine discussions.
Top keywords
What r/automate talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/kenickh
- u/Dalembert
- u/Lorraine527
- u/liquidocelotYT
- u/dcp310
- u/HastyNationality
- u/beezwasx4444
- u/Flaky_Preparation_50
- u/getrich_or_diemining
- u/chelsea_bear
- u/juliarmg
- u/tohelpyou88
- u/[deleted]
- u/ScornfulSkate
- u/Avandegraund
- u/bukowski3000
- u/RushingRobotics_com
- u/modldotai
- u/limenitisreducta
- u/shanoshamanizum
- u/noahthearc333
- u/bautomate
- u/LesleyFair
- u/Green-Future_
- u/Last_Rock_1533
- u/ICSSH
- u/marvelmind_robotics
- u/PriyankaLanka
- u/ederlbac
- u/allaboutai-kris
- u/WeekendClassic
- u/ragnampizas
- u/lorepieri
- u/allaboutcircuits
- u/SonnyDoge22
- u/Ok-District-4701
- u/rieskriek
- u/ChirperChiara
- u/bart_so
- u/Best_Fold_2554
- u/Smallpaul
- u/spectrumtechpod
- u/Key_Ideal_7789
- u/psnttp
- u/Thermosystem
- u/Kingmochiki
- u/aitoptools
- u/youknowem
- u/ZyzzBrody
- u/HistorianCrafty3514
- u/Raj_9898
- u/yachay_ai
- u/ElliceBailey
- u/xXLisa28Xx
- u/Ok-Craft-9908
- u/RoboCoGame
- u/trafalgar28
- u/sopadebombillas
- u/yourbasicgeek
- u/BearNo21
- u/AImSamy
- u/kstevo06
- u/GHOST__ROX
- u/Gab-Aguiar-Noury
- u/neferpitou-sama
- u/joodfish
- u/SchoolforAI
- u/candyzhang2021
- u/knizza777
- u/CandaceCollinsPC
- u/wigglytails
- u/cyborgcey
- u/ShopifyBuilderHQ
- u/Smooth-Trainer3940
- u/NarcolepticGoddess
- u/astonfred
- u/Single-Sound-1865
- u/DoergerBurger
- u/Hoping_i_Get_poached
- u/PoorlyBuiltRobot
- u/rupjyotidev
- u/EitherAd8050
- u/MR039
- u/spiderMonkey32
- u/BertTheRacoon
- u/ArkhamRPA
- u/abdo_shahba
- u/SeedBoxer
- u/WLCUstudios
- u/automationsolution
- u/MyraEaty1128
- u/zoochadookdook
- u/Thystlon
- u/Imajinso
- u/VTTP22
- u/KingOfXy
- u/futurespacetime
- u/madredditscientist
- u/SpatialComputing
- u/nick7566
By votes
- u/Dalembert
- u/kenickh
- u/Lorraine527
- u/Flaky_Preparation_50
- u/ICSSH
- u/rieskriek
- u/liquidocelotYT
- u/juliarmg
- u/tohelpyou88
- u/getrich_or_diemining
- u/futurespacetime
- u/[deleted]
- u/beezwasx4444
- u/limenitisreducta
- u/chelsea_bear
- u/madredditscientist
- u/SpatialComputing
- u/modldotai
- u/LesleyFair
- u/nick7566
- u/Ok-Craft-9908
- u/sauravkrx
- u/HastyNationality
- u/EdvardDashD
- u/Jiprr
- u/RushingRobotics_com
- u/theapache64
- u/trafalgar28
- u/sopadebombillas
- u/shanoshamanizum
- u/noahthearc333
- u/RoboCoGame
- u/ChirperChiara
- u/ALefty
- u/marvelmind_robotics
- u/yourbasicgeek
- u/hyperwrite
- u/urammar
- u/bluebubblezz
- u/Ohsin
- u/Green-Future_
- u/neededasecretname
- u/ScornfulSkate
- u/NicStudio
- u/bukowski3000
- u/yourtechstoryblogs
- u/kstevo06
- u/greenhousecrtv
- u/Kawsmics
- u/wocehol116
- u/Avandegraund
- u/lambolifeofficial
- u/CeFurkan
- u/BudgetTrainer3391
- u/doubleh87
- u/Best_Fold_2554
- u/bart_so
- u/BearNo21
- u/Rookie_one_
- u/sq4d
- u/zedlx
- u/ederlbac
- u/AnalysisParalysis93
- u/Last_Rock_1533
- u/Playgroundai
- u/joodfish
- u/SanatanCharacters
- u/Mike2800
- u/AImSamy
- u/rubenrybnik1809
- u/HornOkPlease9596
- u/DaSeekerr
- u/usamaejazch
- u/geepytee
- u/JuryOk5543
- u/inquiringatheist
- u/Scientific_Thinking
- u/PriyankaLanka
- u/psnttp
- u/Boba_veth
- u/pablo_escobar1337
- u/Accomplished_Head5
- u/Various-Inevitable-2
- u/HalFWit
- u/GHOST__ROX
- u/Gab-Aguiar-Noury
- u/zak8686
- u/Affectionate_Duck_74
- u/Thermosystem
- u/SRed3
- u/Chimicron
- u/smocky13
- u/fillsoko
- u/neferpitou-sama
- u/Kingmochiki
- u/Smallpaul
- u/spectrumtechpod
- u/bautomate
- u/FunLovingAmadeus
- u/MooseKick4
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/woman_respector1
- u/dontpet
- u/Riaayo
- u/ICSSH
- u/Any_Check_7301
- u/bunnnythor
- u/nokangarooinaustria
- u/Dalembert
- u/RavenWolf1
- u/datadrian
- u/Dryandrough
- u/weaponized_autistic
- u/WonderWheeler
- u/Russiansmustkillsoon
- u/woollufff
- u/PopeyeDrinksOliveOil
- u/Staklo
- u/Dirt_Bike_Zero
- u/yellowbrowntwo2
- u/osco753
- u/Zenquin
- u/NVincarnate
- u/RemyVonLion
- u/Magnergy
- u/beasty0127
- u/L0wwww
- u/jsideris
- u/bot_bot_bot
- u/BigMochaThunder
- u/ShadowRam
- u/madredditscientist
- u/ToxinFoxen
- u/DoubleD03
- u/einrufwiedonnerhall
- u/LevelWriting
- u/tom1018
- u/StarManta
- u/SpatialComputing
- u/-Tyrion-Lannister-
- u/spamholderman
- u/CommonAccount7011
- u/styleversatile
- u/fly_bait-
- u/dread_deimos
- u/fwubglubbel
- u/A_Dumb_Bug
- u/maybe_yeah
- u/fat_ginger_cat
- u/debtitor
- u/fuzzyredsea
- u/KiraG7
- u/zungumza
- u/Anonymoustard
- u/Llort_Ruetama
- u/TRG903
- u/BreakingtheBreeze
- u/organicogrr
- u/daerogami
- u/Flaky_Preparation_50
- u/Dave37
- u/soowhatchathink
- u/art-n-science
- u/JamesDerecho
- u/PrinscessTiramisu
- u/Criss_Crossx
- u/Starnois
- u/Ogg149
- u/_dekappatated
- u/User6RE001
- u/thedanimal722
- u/ExoUrsa
- u/Certified_Possum
- u/fredo3579
- u/Ok-Craft-9908
- u/Maximum-Paper8048
- u/SnooDrawings1549
- u/tbeannnnn
- u/19leo82
- u/Ok_Panic_482
- u/EdvardDashD
- u/RnDanger
- u/Lindby
- u/starsurfer81
- u/Advanced-Button
- u/yesbee-yesbee
- u/Secretsamurai12
- u/noenmoen
- u/solarpoweredbiscuit
- u/hawaiian0n
- u/C_J_King
- u/nooshaw
- u/noxylliero
- u/No-Aspect7717
- u/mbfunke
- u/florifant
- u/EngineeredArchitect
- u/Soldats530
- u/epSos-DE
- u/haabilo
By votes
- u/Riaayo
- u/A_Dumb_Bug
- u/JamesDerecho
- u/bunnnythor
- u/GiantDwarf01
- u/madredditscientist
- u/StarManta
- u/fwubglubbel
- u/FlatulistMaster
- u/Epledryyk
- u/saito200
- u/daerogami
- u/infinitree
- u/ToxinFoxen
- u/hawaiian0n
- u/jsideris
- u/somethingclassy
- u/nokangarooinaustria
- u/Lindby
- u/noenmoen
- u/SigSalvadore
- u/dread_deimos
- u/Flaky_Preparation_50
- u/haabilo
- u/Dirt_Bike_Zero
- u/_dekappatated
- u/woman_respector1
- u/l0ng_time_lurker
- u/Magnergy
- u/ICSSH
- u/maybe_yeah
- u/TaciturnDurm
- u/dontpet
- u/Geminii27
- u/Smallpaul
- u/L0wwww
- u/bot_bot_bot
- u/SpatialComputing
- u/[deleted]
- u/Anonymoustard
- u/EngineeredArchitect
- u/RoboCoGame
- u/BigMochaThunder
- u/PrinscessTiramisu
- u/User6RE001
- u/Ok-Craft-9908
- u/EdvardDashD
- u/solarpoweredbiscuit
- u/datadrian
- u/j33v3z
- u/TheLaGrangianMethod
- u/Serasul
- u/kstevo06
- u/CoconutMinty
- u/Dryandrough
- u/weaponized_autistic
- u/Llort_Ruetama
- u/TRG903
- u/thedanimal722
- u/Csason
- u/RavenWolf1
- u/WonderWheeler
- u/DoubleD03
- u/einrufwiedonnerhall
- u/fat_ginger_cat
- u/KiraG7
- u/art-n-science
- u/RnDanger
- u/C_J_King
- u/GoodAndBluts
- u/DialMMM
- u/MikeFM78
- u/Cutie_Cutepie
- u/Armybert
- u/rightcoldbasterd
- u/baroldnoize
- u/Garbage_Wizard246
- u/LucifersViking
- u/frostickle
- u/MayoMark
- u/wydmynd
- u/CharlesMDZ
- u/osco753
- u/Zenquin
- u/NVincarnate
- u/beasty0127
- u/LevelWriting
- u/-Tyrion-Lannister-
- u/Any_Check_7301
- u/debtitor
- u/fuzzyredsea
- u/Dave37
- u/ExoUrsa
- u/Maximum-Paper8048
- u/starsurfer81
- u/Advanced-Button
- u/Soldats530
- u/javanperl
- u/the_timezone_bot
- u/Dalembert
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FAQ
r/automate — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/automate have?
r/automate has approximately 152,934 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/automate created?
r/automate was created on June 26, 2012 (14 years ago).
What is r/automate about?
The community focuses on discussions surrounding automation technologies, including AI, robotics, and additive manufacturing. Members share insights on tools that enhance workflows and envision a future where machines handle menial tasks, contributing to a more efficient society. The distinct blend of technical and non-technical discussions makes it a hub for both enthusiast…
What subreddits are similar to r/automate?
Communities similar to r/automate include r/automation, r/rpa, r/artificial, r/agi, r/futurism.
Who are the most active posters on r/automate?
The most frequent posters on r/automate include u/kenickh, u/Dalembert, u/Lorraine527.
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