Autopen

An automatic pen, or autopen (informally known as a signing machine), is a mechanical device used for the replicated signing of a human signature. Mar 18, 2025learn about the autopen—its history, how it works, and recent controversies over its use in signing official documents, including us presidential pardons. Dec 16, 2025an autopen is a mechanical device designed to replicate a handwritten signature with high precision.

An autopen, also known as a robot pen or signing machine, is a mechanical device designed to replicate a human signature automatically using a real pen or other writing instrument. Dec 3, 2025the autopen is a mechanical device that recreates a person's signature with ink and is often used to sign large batches of documents. The autopen is the oldest, most commonly used signing machine.

Nov 30, 2025the autopen, a signature-replicating device, has been legally used by us presidents for decades for routine paperwork, provided the president authorized it. Jun 6, 2025what is autopen and how does it work? An autopen is a mechanical device designed to recreate authentic signatures by physically manipulating a pen.

Jun 5, 2025an autopen, also called a robot pen, is a machine that automates a person's signature with a pen or other writing instrument, versus a scanned signature, which is a digital image of a signature. Nov 29, 2025an autopen is a robotic device, patented in the us in 1803, which can replicate a person’s signature using real ink.