History Main / RobotMaid

* This is the avatar for Ryuunosuke's ArtificialIntelligence in ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'', complete with a tail-like appendage ending with a USB plug.

* The ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' tells the cautionary tale of what happened on the planet Brontitall, where the human(oid) inhabitants realised they'd devolved too much power to robot servants, were almost nothing without them, and rebelled against the machines, rounding up all their servant robots so as to exile them to a penal planet where they would be kept gainfully employed knitting "continent toupees" for planets that had denuded all their rainforest. The sound-picture is painted of bewildered robots asking if they have failed in some way and not pleased their human masters, have they not Shared and Enjoyed, what can they do to put it right, as their captors whip them into line for exile.

* Li'l Miss Marshmallow in ''VideoGame/Mother3'' is Porky's Robot Maid, and a BonusBoss.

* The hIEs in ''LightNovel/{{Beatless}}'' can be used for this; one of the escaped new models even craves it.

* Reversed in ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'' where [[spoiler:a family of robots is waited on by a human who believes herself to be a robot maid]].

* ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah''. In "The Housing Problem", the crew are allocated their quarters which include a robot butler, but TheCaptain and his NumberTwo get the luxury quarters which have both a robot butler and a robot maid; the latter has a SexyWalk and a FrenchMaidOutfit but can [[BrainlessBeauty only think of one thing at a time]]. Like all the other technology on the station she doesn't work as well as she should; when told to "remove the top" of a tin of jam, the robot maid [[FanserviceExtra starts to remove her clothes]] instead.

->''Housekeeping is repetitious and unnecessary drudgery; as an engineer, it offended me. ''\\
''For the problem to be within the scope of one engineer, almost all of Flexible Frank had to be standard parts and must not involve any new principles... ''\\
''Just what did I want Flexible Frank to do? Answer: any work a human being does around a house. He didn't have to play cards, make love, eat or sleep, but he did have to clean up after the card game, cook, make beds, and tend babies--at least he had to keep track of a baby's breathing and call someone if it changes.''
-->-- ''Literature/TheDoorIntoSummer'', by Creator/RobertAHeinlein

Not to be confused with SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids (though there is some crossover), the Robot Maid (or Robot Butler) is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin--a {{robot}}, {{ridiculously human|Robots}} or not, whose primary functions lie in performing household chores. They cook, clean house and look after your dog with precision. Whether or not they look human, they almost always have sophisticated AI--nobody bothers to ask why you're programming [[MundaneUtility super-intelligent robots to do housework]], but it's [[RuleOfCool cool enough]] that it gets a pass. Of course, it could just be that being a maid is only said robot's day job--it might [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids have a plethora of other, more crime-fighty functions]].

Interestingly, the word "robot" in itself comes from a phrase meaning "someone who does manual labor," and was coined [[OlderThanTelevision in a Czech play written in the 1920s]].

** Episode "Mary 25" has a robot nanny bought to work in a household, just to be molested by the children's violent and abusive father. It doesn't end well...
** In "Family Values", Jerry Miller obtains a robot from Gideon Robotics to do the work around the house that he is too busy to do.

* Ruri from ''LightNovel/IfHerFlagBreaks'' is a Robot Maid. She's also an example of SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'':
** GenderInverted with NeglectfulPrecursors robot butlers Akira encounters in one ruin. They politely ask for his identification before attacking him.
** A MauveShirt hunter Rodin, driven by rumors he could get a RobotBuddy and his lust for {{Meido}}, activates a LostTechnology one of these, Olivia, who leaves him ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice. Olivia Is a ConsummateProfessional contract worker for a MegaCorp and has a harsh OnlyInItForTheMoney mindset, working for the highest bidder before pulling a ScrewThisImOuttaHere.
** Due to the Lion Steel corporation she works for having the theme of their servants being a NinjaMaid or BattleButler, the leader of Chloe’s female bodyguards Pamela has a large number of RemoteBody maid automatons she controls for battle. They all creepily share her facial expression, as shown when they each display Pamela's SlasherSmile while attacking.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has servitors, while [[{{Cyborg}} technically not robots]], fulfill the same role. Like all other tropes, [=40K=] takes this trope UpToEleven and [[DarkerAndEdgier to a dark place]]. Most servitors are convicted criminals, vat grown, or individuals that are part of an institution that has deemed them no longer useful (through injuries, ethical shortcomings, or unable to meet basic requirements), and then large sections of the brain and often other parts of the body are [[UnwillingRoboticisation replaced with cybernetics]], erasing the individual and leaving a passive, compliant laborer incapable of using higher functions. The Imperium has these things everywhere, built for any conceivable purpose, since robots and simple [=AIs=] are in short supply since they're heavily regulated after humanity's [[RobotWar historical experiences]].

* Believe it or not -- actual robot maids are being developed now in (where else) Japan, as seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zD45oO0ZO4 this]] Website/YouTube video, and with the advances in android technology, having a cute RobotGirl maid doesn't sound nearly as unlikely anymore either.

* The "Mister Handy" style robots in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' fill this role. You can even get one yourself when you get your own house. He doesn't like you very much, but he's [[DeadpanSnarker usually]] good at hiding it.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' has scrubots.

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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Due to the Lion Steel corporation she works for having the theme of their servants being a NinjaMaid or BattleButler, the leader of Chloe’s female bodyguards Pamela has a large number of RemoteBody maid automatons she controls for battle. They all creepily share her facial expression, as shown when they each display Pamela's SlasherSmile while attacking.

* ''ComicBook/InvestiGators'': C-ORB was built by Agent Monocle to navigate Agents around S.U.I.T. headquarters (and to help the General Inspector remember his passwords.)

* The heroine of ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'' is an alien SuperSoldier spending her last year of battery life as a Robot Maid.

* ''Film/{{Runaway}}'' (1984). A robot maid looks after the protagonist's son, giving him a rundown on his eating habits and whether he's watching videos after bedtime.

* ''ComicBook/TomStrong'' had a ''steam powered'' robot butler whose speech came from ''wax cylinder recordings'' of his father: Pneuman, short for Pneumatic Man. He's actually a little bit older than the 100-year-old Tom. He was always bickering with Tom's [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys intelligent monkey caddy]] Solomon, who serves a decidedly similar function.

* Tesse from ''VideoGame/WakuWaku7'' is, well, a robot maid who serves her creator, "the Doctor."

* Roll in the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' games was designed to be one of these for Dr Light.

* Poppi from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' fits this trope to a tee, having been programmed with a setting likely meant to pander towards Tora's maid fetish (He keeps a batch of maid costumes in his closet for when she awakened). [[spoiler: The maid aspect becomes even more apparent when you unlock her other forms.]]

* ''Franchise/LapisReLights'' has α (Alpha) of the unit IV KLORE. She is a highly advanced, {{Magitek}} [=MagiDoll=] so advanced she's physically indistinguishable from a human and can consume food normally. Her personality, however, is incredibly stiff, professional, and painfully blunt at times, as you'd expect from someone who can only ever think in strict logic.

* Doris Sturm, one of Circe's maids in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27736435 Zero Context: Taking Out the Trash]]'', was transformed at some point into a lookalike of [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Pandora]], complete with armor, staff and all the internal hardware she would need to live life and go about her business. Her existence as a living machine is briefly lampshaded by Claire when she sees her drinking some sparkling water.

* The hIEs in ''LightNovel/{{Beatless}}'' can be used for this; one of the escaped new models even craves it.

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', Evangeline has a group of {{Robot Girl}}s around for the purpose of serving food and keeping her villa clean. The most prominent is [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids Karakuri Chachamaru]], who also serves as Eva's NinjaMaid.

* In ''Videogame/DetroitBecomeHuman'', Android servants are evidently very commonplace and are somehow affordable for people who should otherwise be in poverty. Two of the protagonists start off as servants, with Kara serving a drug-addicted slob while Markus cares for an aging handicapped retiree.
* The "Mister Handy" style robots in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' fill this role. You can even get one yourself when you get your own house. He doesn't like you very much, but he's [[DeadpanSnarker usually]] good at hiding it.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', your Mister Handy Codsworth waited for you at your house for 210 years while you were [[HumanPopsicle having a nice nap in a nearby Vault]]. When you come back, [[AbsurdlyDedicatedWorker the first thing he does is offer to cook you dinner]]. He can also become one of your followers.

* Li'l Miss Marshmallow in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' is Porky's Robot Maid, and a BonusBoss.

* The 3rd PC-98 ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' game, ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'', gave Reimu a nuclear-powered robotic maid named Ruukoto.
** The related ''{{VideoGame/Seihou}}'' games star the robot maid VIVIT. Well, [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids advanced combat android]] ReplacementGoldfish that works as a maid, anyway.

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* In ''WebComic/SaffronAndSage'', Cinnamon has a robot servant named Toast who is only capable of saying "Awoo". Despite this, [[IntelligibleUnintelligible Cinnamon can still understand her]]. Also, according to Cinnamon, Toast isn't a robot but actually a {{Golem}}.