History Main / NoisyRobots

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%%* Marvin from ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'' does this. %%"Does this" is no context.

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* {{Subverted}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Lisa's Wedding": we FlashForward to the far future (2010) and see what we think are a group of robots clanking by, but it's really just several college kids going to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' auditions in Tin Man costumes.

->''Woah! That's cheating, sneaking up. Do you have your legs on silent?''

-->-- '''The Tenth Doctor''' [[SubvertedTrope to Cybermen]], "The Next Doctor"

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* The Cybermen in ''Series/DoctorWho'' have their movements accompanied by hydraulic hisses and clunks. Lampshaded in one episode when they somehow manage to sneak up on the Doctor and he asks them if they've "got their legs on 'silent'".
* In ''Series/DoomPatrol'' Cliff aka "Robotman" has a bulky metal body that whirs with even the smallest movement, in contrast to Cyborg's much more elegant mechanical parts that are mostly silent.
* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'', we have Borg drones that make mechanical and electrical noise when moving, or [[YouWillBeAssimilated assimilating]].
* Franchise/{{Robocop}} in [[Series/RoboCopTheSeries the TV series]]. When walking he only made stepping thumps, but moving anything else made mechanical noises.
* ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. Dr Ford is introduced talking to an early model android that's stored in the basement. Unlike the flawless cyborg models currently being used, it moves with jerky, whirring movements.

%%* Marvin from ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' does this. %%"Does this" is no context.

%%* The Cybermen in ''Series/DoctorWho''. Lampshaded in one episode when they somehow manage to sneak up on the Doctor and he asks them if they've "got their legs on 'silent'". %%No description of what makes Cybermen the example.

* ''{{Film/Aliens}}'': Not technically a robot, [[PoweredArmor the powerloader]] used by Ripley makes satisfying hydraulic whirrs and clomps as it moves around.

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/ABoysBestFriend": The [[RobotDog Robutt]] squeaks instead of barking or whining as it ambles around. It can make audible squeaks or transmit them over radio signals for the same purpose, but doesn't have a mouth/speaker to squeak with.

* The Cybermen in ''Series/DoctorWho''. Lampshaded in one episode when they somehow manage to sneak up on the Doctor and he asks them if they've "got their legs on 'silent'".

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* Marvin from ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' does this.
* The radio adaptation of the Twilight Zone episode "Uncle Simon" embodies this trope.
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* Most of the ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' web animations have this for ''all'' the characters, even though they're partly organic and technically not robots. (Including [[FridgeLogic a few who are actually organic beings wearing armour]]). Averted in the DirectToDVD movies, however (save for a handful of instances).

[[folder:Video Games]]m are hostile or potentially attackable [=NPCs=], and all [=NPCs=] have a combat noise. Robots are just noisier than most.

* Most robotic constructs in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' are rather clanky. Justified because most of the
* Omega makes these only in ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgeHog2006 Sonic 2006]]''.

* The ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier'''s review of ''VideoGame/DaemonSummoner'' uses these to point out how [[https://youtu.be/9Hb0A6NEXjY?t=379 badly done]] an enemy's animations are.

* {{Subverted}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Lisa's Wedding": we FlashForward to the far future [[IWantMyJetpack (2010)]] and see what we think are a group of robots clanking by, but it's really just several college kids going to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' auditions in Tin Man costumes.

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* Most robotic constructs in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' are rather clanky. Justified because most of them are hostile or potentially attackable [=NPCs=], and all [=NPCs=] have a combat noise. Robots are just noisier than most.

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* ''Film/StarKid'': Spencer makes note of how noisy the suit is when attempting to sneak around his house late at night while wearing the cyber-suit.* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Most civilian droids making odd pneumatic whining sounds whenever they move and military droids that have an inexplicable clanking sound accompany their every step, even while walking on grass.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' is guilty of this, with most civilian droids making odd pneumatic whining sounds whenever they move and military droids that have an inexplicable clanking sound accompany their every step, even while walking on grass.
* Although not technically a robot, [[PoweredArmor the powerloader]] used by Ripley in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' makes satisfying hydraulic whirrs and clomps as it moves around.
* [[Film/ShortCircuit Johnny 5]] makes all kinds of noise when he moves around, but it's natural, since he's animatronic.
* Unlike the clanking, whirring robots usually represented by this trope, [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ava]] from ''Film/ExMachina'' makes a rather smooth buzzing sound when she makes any significant movement, and she makes no noise at all with small movements. Even further, [[spoiler:she and her "sisters" can cover up the noise when covered up by a sheath of false skin]]. That actually becomes part of a plot point.
* Most of the machines in ''Film/RobotAndFrank'' make extranious noise while moving.
* Spencer from the movie ''Film/StarKid'' makes note of this when attempting to sneak around his house late at night while wearing the cyber-suit.
* All of the Machines are noisy in ''Film/TerminatorSalvation'', with varying degrees of heavy electronic-metal creaking mix from the T-600 to the gigantic Harvester.

* ''Brillo'' by Creator/BenBova and Creator/HarlanEllison. A TinCanRobot is sent to [[AndroidsAndDetectives partner with a human detective]], and makes a sound like an electric watch. At the end of the story the detective notes that even though the robot has been shut down he can still hear that sound, implying that [[TheyLookLikeUsNow there are other human-looking robots working around him.]]

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* Chachamaru in the ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeries'' second series had robotic noises added to accompany her movements.

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* In the first ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' book, Marvin deliberately makes clanking and labouring noises whenever he moves.

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* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': One of the most terrifying examples of this trope. [[JumpScare We're all familiar with "SKREEEE!", "REARGHHHH!", "HISSSSGRH!", "SGROURGHHH!", "SCREEERGH!" and "GRAAAAAAH!"]] Otherwise, it's rather {{downplayed|Trope}}. While the animatronics do make other noises as they stalk you through the nights (such as Freddy's laughter and the Puppet playing "Pop Goes the Weasel"), they can also be quite sneaky as well.

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* Jimmy the Robot of ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow tends to whir with most of his movements. He also makes a [[{{iPhony}} Mac startup noise]] when rebooting, according to an episode of the Super Kickstarter miniseries.
* The bomb disposal robots in ''Series/BombPatrolAfghanistan'' are noisier than you would expect of a military gradr machine. Then again, it is designed to be remotely operated an possibly make [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]] so the humans won't have to get up close and personal with [=IEDs=].

* {{Subverted}} in ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Lisa's Wedding": we FlashForward to the far future [[IWantMyJetpack (2010)]] and see what we think are a group of robots clanking by, but it's really just several college kids going to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' auditions in Tin Man costumes.

* ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': One of the most terrifying examples of this trope. [[JumpScare We're all familiar with "SKREEEE!", "REARGHHHH!", "HISSSSGRH!", "SGROURGHHH!", "SCREEERGH!" and "GRAAAAAAH!"]] Otherwise, it's rather {{downplayed|Trope}}. While the animatronics do make other noises as they stalk you through the nights (such as Freddy's laughter and the Puppet playing "Pop Goes the Weasel"), they can also be quite sneaky as well.

* Jimmy the Robot of ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow tends to whir with most of his movements. He also makes a [[iPhony Mac startup noise]] when rebooting, according to an episode of the Super Kickstarter miniseries.

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* The Franchise/{{Gundam}} Franchise has a very specific set of sounds for nearly every move a [[HumongousMecha Mobile Suit]] makes.