History Main / MechanicalInsects

** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'': Beet J. Stag is one of the Buddyroids, machines which serve as robot companions and mecha to the heroes. He is based on a stag beetle.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManX'': A number of the series' Mavericks are robotic {{Funny Animal}}s, several of which are based on arthropods. Many of the mechaniloid mooks count as well, such as the bees and Bospider from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX1 X]]'', the dragonfly and caterpillar enemies in Neon Tiger's stage from ''[[MegaManX3 X3]]'', or the hornets and spiders in Web Spider's stage from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX4 X4]]''.

** Similar to ''Insectoids'', ''Toys/LegoGalaxySquad'' features insect-based vehicles, but this time, they're piloted {{Insectoid Alien|s}} minifigures and [[AmbiguousRobots visually blur the line between mechanical and organic]].

** ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'' has a giant robot grasshopper that shows up and becomes armor whenever [[TheHero Aruto]] transforms into his [[InASingleBound Rising Hopper]] form, as well as a second one for Shining Hopper, a [[TheSwarm ton of tiny little ones]] for [[MidSeasonUpgrade Metal Cluster Hopper]], and two of them for [[SuperMode Kamen Rider Zero-Two]]. [[DiscOneFinalBoss Hororbi]] also has a giant robot scorpion filling the same purpose, and [[SmugSnake Gai]] has a Hercules Beetle show up alongside his [[SeldomSeenSpecies Arsinotherium]] during his own transformation sequence.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': Shows up with a few characters, but the ones that fit the description best are the Insecticons, Kickback, Bombshell, and Skrapnel. According to their bios they may even be a separate species from normal Cybertronians. Transmetals and Transmetals 2 increased the robotic appearances of Waspinator, Black Arachnia, and Tarantulus from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersBeastWars''.

* ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'': The Paradoxa-class Abductors are [[GiantSpider giant robot spiders]] covered in plates of armor and [[MacrossMissileMassacre fire missiles willy-nilly]]. Along with firing sticky webs out of their cannons, Paradoxas also [[ShedArmorGainSpeed shed their armor for speed]] when enough damage is dealt, making them even more aggressive than before.

** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': Trailmon Worm is a living Digimon train with the features of insects such as multiple eyes and a segmented body (serving as the "cars"). Beetlemon's Beast Hybrid Form, [=MetalKabuterimon=] mixes Beetlemon's humanoid beetle features with that of an army tank, with cannons in his hands and tracks instead of wheels.

* ''TabletopGame/TranshumanSpace'': Some {{microbots|warm}} in this setting resemble insects, usually as a simple matter of form following function -- tiny legged or winged robots have many uses, and will invariably end up looking a bit insectoid -- but sometimes no doubt because they are used for espionage, and looking like an insect is a useful disguise.

* ''TabletopGame/StarblazerAdventures'': In the Mindjammer setting, the Venu forces use spider-shaped war robots that can climb walls and are adept at moving in zero-G environments.

Can be considered a subtrope of StarfishRobots and MechanicalLifeform. Super-trope to LiteralSurveillanceBug, which specifically covers ones employed for espionage. Also compare to InsectoidAliens, MechanicalHorse, MechanicalMonster and RobotDog. Larger specimens may overlap with SpiderTank.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': These are common mooks that Sonic faces. Ranging from weak to somewhat tough ones. Motobugs are robotic ladybugs that run on one wheel and are generally easy to destroy, Buzz Bombers are robotic wasps that shoot lasers from their thoraxes, Caterkillers are robotic caterpillars that scatter if Sonic hits one of their body segments rather than their heads, and Grabbers are robotic spiders that grab Sonic in their legs and explode after they catch him.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'': A few of the various types of [[KillerRobot Mechon]] have very bug-like appearances, such as the M42 Scout Units or the M91/DOGMA

** ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'': Gorai Beetle and Gorai Stag are based on a rhino beetle and stag beetle respectively. The former is a large tank while the latter has the appearance of an armored monster truck. On the villain side we have Pretty-Girl Ninja Furabijenu and Karakuri Giant FurabijenRobo which were created and piloted by Furabiijo.
** ''Series/Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'': Beet J. Stag is one of the Buddyroids, machines which serve as robot companions and mecha to the heroes. He is based on a stag beetle.

** ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Some of the semi-mechanical wildlife took the form of giant bugs, such as the dragonfly-esque Nui Rama, the beetle-like Bohrok (which are 100% mechanical aside from their Krana), and the spider-like Visorak.

** ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Some of the semi-mechanical wildlife took the form of giant bugs, such as the dragonfly-esque Nui Rama, the beetle-like Bohrok, and the spider-like Visorak.
* Many toys of robot bugs have been made. Among the most popular examples being the [[https://www.hexbug.com/ Hexbugs]], which are designed after ticks and minuscule bugs and are placed inside maces for them to complete.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'': The Cluster are a race of humanoid robots with insect-like characteristics. Their queen, Vexus, is designed after beetles with wings on her back, antennae and serves a the "Hive Queen" of her race. At least until her daughter, Vega, overthrows her.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rollbots}}'': The Spiderbots are spider themed and very large rollbots which desire to wage war with the inhabitants of Flip City. The series' BigBad is a spiderbot named Vertex.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': Aku's primary {{Mook}}s, the Beetle-Drones are bug-like hordes of robots initially designed after Hercules beetles, and in Season 5, after stag beetles, later on, large mantis variants named Mantoids are seen. Many other robo-bugs appear in the series, though usually they seem organic until a RoboticReveal (mainly due to censorship laws). A benevolent bug-like robot, Chitron 6 appears in Episode XLVII but is killed by Aku.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': Noxines used by [[BigBad Noximilien]] to harvest the titular {{Life Energy}} and surveil the protagonists.

* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' has several insect-like robots appearing as enemies in the game. There are [[DreadfulDragonfly Dragonflies]], aerial robots modelled after their namesakes; [[ThunderBeetle Fireflies]], who attack with electric light bulbs in their heads; [[BeeAfraid Stingers]], green [[WickedWasps wasp-like]] robots that attack in huge swarms especially if disturbed in their nests; [[GiantSpider Wretchnid]], a spider-like robot that serves as the MiniBoss and is encountered in the first stage of the game; and [[SlayingMantis Mantalith]], an ancient construct modelled after the praying mantis that attacks with its massive claws or biting its victims, and serves as the end boss of the Stage 2.