Ma ke ʻano he ʻano nui o ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ka ʻepekema a me ka ʻenehana e hiki mai ana, ua uku nui ʻia ka ʻōnaehana hoʻoili maʻalahi o ka ʻenehana e nā ʻoihana lawe lawe. Ke hilinaʻi nei ka ʻoihana ʻoihana ʻenehana i ka ʻenehana ʻōnaehana hoʻololi maʻalahi i ka wā e hiki mai ana, a ua loaʻa i ka nui o nā hana ʻenehana kiʻekiʻe loa ma ke kahua o ka automation.
ʻO ka ʻenehana ʻōnaehana hoʻololi maʻalahi e ʻimi a noiʻi i ke ʻano a me ka ʻenehana e ʻike ai i ke kaʻina hana automation. Hoʻopili ia i nā mīkini, microelectronics, kamepiula a me nā ʻenehana ʻenehana ʻē aʻe o kahi ʻenehana piha. ʻO ka Industrial Revolution ka pale keiki o ka automation. Ma muli o ke ʻano ʻenehana i puka mai ai ka ʻenehana automation mai loko aʻe o kāna ʻili hua a ulu aʻe.
