The passion for the automaton is the expression that tries to problematize contemporary culture from the effects of technology and science in the capitalist mode of life. Inspired by the works of university extension activities coordinated by the authors in 2013, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), in which science fiction classic films were theme for problematization, this essay brings the clipping of listening and clinical treatment questionings regarding the context of health care practices. At the end, when working the problem of knowing what seems to elevate the status of the automaton as a human ideal, it traces the differentiation between technique and technology to route series of studies on the automation practices and human relations.
Automaton; Clinic; Health; Culture; Technology; Technique