Ma ke ʻano he ʻano nui o ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ka ʻepekema a me ka ʻenehana i ka wā e hiki mai ana, ua nui ka nānā ʻana o nā ʻoihana lako lawe i ka ʻōnaehana lawe maʻalahi automation ʻoihana. Hilinaʻi pū ka ʻoihana hana automation i ka ʻenehana ʻōnaehana lawe maʻalahi i ka wā e hiki mai ana, a ua hoʻokō i nā mea loea holomua loa i ke kahua o ka automation.
ʻO ka ʻenehana ʻōnaehana hoʻoili loli aunoa ka ʻimi a me ke aʻo ʻana i ke ʻano a me ka ʻenehana e hoʻokō ai i ke kaʻina hana automation. Pili ia i nā mīkini, microelectronics, kamepiula a me nā ʻoihana loea ʻē aʻe o kahi ʻenehana piha. ʻO ka Industrial Revolution ke kikowaena o ka automation. Ma muli o ka ʻenehana hoʻololi i puka mai ai ka ʻenehana automation mai kona pūpū hua a ulu.
