Automator Adopts New Mascot

Internal builds of [OS X 10.5](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5) indicate Apple is quietly rolling out a new "mascot" for Automator. Automator 2.0 is dropping the beloved [*Otto*](http://www.thisisjeffwong.com/blog/?p=5) robot icon for that of [*The Terminator*](/wordpress/wp-images/terminator.png).

According to seed notes, this change is "to help Automator appeal to a broader audience," based on market research which indicates that "hardcore Mac scripters are more receptive to 'totalitarian futuristic [robot assassins](http://members.aol.com/wormpix/term.html) than cutesy little [Twiki-looking](http://www.buck-rogers.com/film_and_series/gallery/images/cast/buck_twiki01.jpg) things.'" OS X 10.5 is due by the end of 2006.