Asteroid 11196, Michanikos, was discovered on January 22, 1999 by John Broughton at Reedy Creek, Queensland, Australia. It has a period of 4 years, 205 days.
It was named for the 1st-century Greek inventor and mathematician Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria (10?-75), who developed such things as the windwheel, wind organ, vending machine and automatic cart. He is considered a founder of cybernetics. His nickname was Michanikos (Greek for "machine man").
Hero of Alexandria, aka Michanikos
The meaning of asteroid Michanikos seems to be: love of gadgetry, ingenuity, to design or plan; possibly, automatic devices.