History Main / GlowingMechanicalEyes

* ''Series/TheOrville'': Isaac, a member from a race of androids who joined the Orville crew, has two glowing blue eyes on his head, but they do not serve any sensory purpose. It turns out that other species were just [[UncannyValley freaked out by an eyeless robot]].

--> '''Armstrong'': I am Armstrong. [[BlatantLies I am your friend.]]

* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Ultron -- a cyborg and the BigBad -- has red glowing eyes.

{{Robot}}ic or {{cyborg}} characters will frequently have obviously [[ElectronicEyes artificial eyes]]. Presumably these are some sort of video camera, which makes sense for an artificial creation. Unlike normal cameras, however, these will usually glow with an inner light. While this makes very little sense from a mechanical design perspective, it makes excellent sense from a ''character'' design perspective. Eyes convey a lot of information about a person; light-up eyes help make up for a robot face's lack of expressiveness.

->''"Could you close your eyes? I feel like I am banging tail lights on a country road."''

* The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse has many different kinds of prosthetic/artificial eye. There are eyes that look entirely like normal human eyes, installed into [[Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters Dengar]] and [[Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire every human replica droid]]. There are some that are [[Literature/XWingSeries glossy reflective black]]. [[Comicbook/MarvelStarWars Some people]] get visors. Normal droid eyes glow, and it's also very common for humans with prosthetic eyes to [[Literature/XWingSeries get glowing red ones]].

* Working Joes of ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'' have this feature.

* ''Videogame/PlanetSide 2'' has glowing red eyes on many of the [[TheEmpire Terran Republic]]'s {{Cool Helmet}}s. Their MAX PoweredArmor suits in particular ''always'' have [[http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/355/d/1/tr_max_by_sirdelundo-d5or89v.jpg glowing eyes]].

* In ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'', [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2012/09/16/six-very-special-panels/ Zenith's eyes glow brightly enough to see by when the lights go out]] [[spoiler: [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2012/09/09/she-dun-goofed/ after she crashes]]]].

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Doctor Cyber's most iconic look includes a cybernetic polished mask/faceplate with recessed a black band across where her eyes should be that has two red lights reminiscent of eyes in it.

%% * One of the most notable features of Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm''. Many a nightmare has been had by children seeing him.

* One of the most notable features of Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehog''. Many a nightmare has been had by children seeing him.

* In ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', Ben has LED eyes that illuminate in the dark in one scene.
* That one car seen in Paris in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}'', unlike everyone else whose eyes are located on their windshields.
* [[KrakenAndLeviathan The Leviathan]] from ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has large mechanical optics, revealing the fact that it is actually a machine.
* Baymax from ''Disney/BigHero6'' gets these when [[spoiler: Hiro removes the chip containing his "caregiver" programming.]]

* The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse has many different kinds of prosthetic/artificial eye. There are eyes that look entirely like normal human eyes, installed into [[Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters Dengar]] and [[Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire every human replica droid]]. There are some that are [[Literature/XWingSeries glossy reflective black]]. [[Comicbook/MarvelStarWars Some people]] get visors. Normal droid eyes glow, and it's also very common for humans with prosthetic eyes to [[ComicBook/XWingSeries get glowing red ones]].

* NightVisionGoggles

* Many cameras, especially security cameras, use rings of LEDs around the camera to light up the room in the dark. Generally these use wavelengths of light that humans can't see to minimize intrusiveness, but not always, and cheap infrared or ultraviolet LEDs sometimes glow a bit in the visual spectrum as well.

[[folder:Western Animation]]

Glowing robotic eyes can also be used to indicate anything that glowing eyes can mean on organic characters as well, from [[GlowingEyesOfDoom impending doom]] to [[ThroatLight inner power]]. GlowingMechanicalEyes are a prerequisite for EyeLightsOut. A CyberCyclops is a specific variant. If things that are ''supposed to'' glow are also able to see it's a case of ScreensAreCameras.

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* TransformersPrime stands out amongst other entries in the {{Transformers}} franchise for the sheer variety of eye designs. Every character has their own unique design, usually incorporating a black ring on glowing colour or the reverse to approximate a human iris, which greatly assists in facial recognition by the audience.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' uses glowing eyes for both [[MechanicalLifeforms the geth]] and [[MechaMooks generic security robots]]. Useful for [[EyeAwaken lighting up when the unit activates]]. More subtly, the Illusive Man has glowing, blue cybernetic eyes. Also, as a result of his/her [[CameBackStrong rebirth]], Shepard can get glowing red eyes, but only with a high Renegade score. The Illusive Man also has glowing blue prosthetic eyes.