History Main / TokenRobot

* Although other robots have joined each team briefly, ComicBook/TheVision normally fills this role in ''ComicBook/TheAvengers''.
* In ''Comicbook/TheNewMutants'', Warlock the Technarch (no relation to [[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]]) filled this role. Though not from Earth, he was still considered a mutant among his own alien race of MechanicalLifeforms.

* In ''Series/TheAquaBatsSuperShow'', Jimmy the Robot is a RidiculouslyHumanRobot on a SuperTeam of otherwise humans with powers.
* ''Series/DarkMatter2015'' has ...[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Android]], who resembles a human woman; however, she is very mechanically minded and, like the aforementioned Data, is often not as emotional as the other crew members.
* ''Series/GetSmart'' has Hymie the Robot, possessing superhuman abilities and a tendency to be overly literal. Interestingly, Hymie himself name-drops this trop in the 1989 reunion special, ''Series/GetSmart Again'', in which a character mentions that his country club has a robot for a member and Hymie replies, "I know him; he's a token robot."
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Janet: Shes the artificial intelligence of The Good Place...except [[RunningGag not a robot]]

* ''Series/TheOrville'' has Isaac, the ship's science officer who's from a hyper-advanced race of {{Mechanical Lifeform}}s. [[spoiler: And turns out to be an advance scout for their anti-organic crusade.]]
* ''Series/RedDwarf'' has Kryten, a service android who has great difficulty disobeying human orders or, far more importantly, calling Rimmer a "smeghead".
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has the robot Data. Plot elements involving him include his drive to become more human, the crew's growing acceptance of him as an individual, the arc where the crew advocates for android rights on his behalf, the occasional prejudice against him as an artificial life form, and many more.

** Averted with Magetta in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. At first glance, people are likely to believe Magetta to be a robot, but he is actually an alien race known as metalmen. However, Magetta is still very sensitive to being called a "[[MiseryTrigger piece of junk]]".

* Chachamaru Karakuri of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is the only robot student in class 3-A. While she's not the only robot in the series, she's the only one with any significant focus. Of course, many students don't know or just ignore initially that she's very obviously a robot.
* In the sequel to ''Negima'', ''Manga/UQHolder'', Ikkuu Ameya is the only robot of the titular organization.

* ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'':Team Mew Mew has Masha, a FairyCompanion / MentorMascot Robot created by Shirogane who acts a [[SupportPartyMember assistant]] to the Mew Mews who detects Chimeras,Aliens,and [[MacGuffin Mew Aqua]].
* ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' features Shinichi Mechazawa, a TinCanRobot who apparently isn't aware of his appearance and believes himself to be a normal human JapaneseDelinquent just like everyone else in the school, despite that he frequently transforms into a fully functional motorcycle. In fact, the only two characters who notice the ElephantInTheRoom upon his immediate introduction are the two main characters, Kamiyama and Hayashida, who are often the [[OnlySaneMan only sane people]] in the entire show's cast.

* Inverted in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'': the team is a bunch of robots with TokenHuman Verity Carlo.
* Although other robots have joined each team briefly, the Vision normally fills this role in ''The Avengers'' and Red Tornado does in the ''Justice League of America.''
* Warlock the Technarch (no relation to [[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]]) filled this role in Comicbook/TheNewMutants. Though not from Earth, he was still considered a mutant among his own alien race of MechanicalLifeforms.

* Jimmy the Robot from ''Series/TheAquaBatsSuperShow'' is a RidiculouslyHumanRobot on a SuperTeam of otherwise humans with powers.

* In ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Robo fills this role. Given that your party is composed of people from many different time periods (including a NubileSavage from 65 Million BC, a [[BewitchedAmphibians frog]] swordsman from about 400 years before the "present-day", and possibly a Zeal-ean mage alive from at least 12,000 BC), Robo is both the only non-human (Frog notwithstanding) and the only party member to come from ''after'' [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Lavos emerges]].

* In most ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, Omega serves as this for Team Dark. Having been originally built by Dr. Eggman, Omega turned against his creator after being locked in a room and forgotten about, leading to him becoming friends with Rouge and Shadow.

* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': [[BuffySpeak Epic Robot Guy]] is the sole robot member of the cast. His allegiance from the trailer isn’t entirely clear, but due to his RedEyesTakeWarning and apathetic attitude he is {{implied}} to be on the side of the villains.

* X-5 from ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' is the crew's robot as well as TheSmartGuy on a team that consists of him, an alien, and a human.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978'' famously introduced H.E.R.B.I.E. to the team as a replacement for the Human Torch, whose licensing rights were held by another party. He had the Torch's ability to fly while also bringing an assortment of [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]]-like gadgets and tools stored within his casing.
* The main team on ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' has Face 9000, a talking computer who serves as a teacher of sorts to the kids. Everyone else in the team is either an alien or a human.
* On the original ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' series, Quark the alien had a robot appropriately named Grovel. Every time his name is called, he drops to the ground and apologizes. Once in a while he'll come up with a correct fact only for Quark to comically miss the point.

* ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'': ''Legacy of War'' for the Playstation have the mercenary team of four consisting of the two humans (one of each gender), [[TokenNonHuman Bubba, an alien mercenary]], and a powerful robot soldier codenamed CD-288.

** In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', Giru, a joins Goku's team as the sole robot.

* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'': Unlike characters like Peacock and Big Band who are cyborgs,Robo-Fortune is the only playable character who is wasn't even organic in the first place. She was designed by [[GreaterScopeVillain Brain Drain]] to see out the [[MacGuffin Skull Heart]] to use for his own purposes in her Story Mode.

* ''VideoGame/LegacyOfTheVoid'': An entire subspecies of Protoss robots (made in imitation of Protoss forces and given the memories and personalities of actual Protoss) known as Purifiers is discovered and taken out of storage. One of them received Fenix's memories, but unfortunately from before the Protoss ever met the humans (so none of the first game's CharacterDevelopment for him). He's used as a support power, wreaking havoc for half a minute before warping back to the mothership, and eventually takes on a new name to mark that he's not the Fenix everyone keeps expecting.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series of games, starting with ''VideoGame/Fallout2'', each game has a robot companion, Skynet in 2, Sergeant [=RL-3=] in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', and [=ED-E=] in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' averts this initially by having Codsworth and Curie, but Curie can [[BrainUploading be uploaded into a Synth]]. The Automatron add-on adds Ada and you can create your own robotic companion at special workbenches.
* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'', Zed is the only member of the S.S. Tetra who happens to be a robot, serving as the ParentalSubstitute of the Tetra's first mate Ess.

** This gets lampshaded in "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E4LessThanHero Less than Hero]]" when Fry and Leela form a superhero team and he drops loud hints to be asked to join:

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' the titular family live with one another, two pets (a dog and an alien) and a RobotMaid named Rosie.

** Played with [=R2D2=] and [=C-3PO=] in [[Film/ANewHope The]] [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Original]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Trilogy]] who are ThoseTwoGuys.
** ''[[Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens The]] [[Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi Sequel]] [[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker Trilogy]]'' has [=BB8=] amongst Rey's allies who is a [[TheUnintelligible Unintelligible]], SilentSnarker, RobotBuddy sidekick just like [[{{Main/Expy}} R2D2]].

* ''{{VideoGame/Skullgirls}}'': Unlike characters like Peacock and Big Band who are cyborgs,Robo-Fortune is the only playable character who is wasn't even organic in the first place. She was designed by [[GreaterScopeVillain Brain Drain]] to see out the [[MacGuffin Skull Heart]] to use for his own purposes in her Story Mode.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' has Bender, the sole robot of the Planet Express Crew who is an alcoholic, abrasive and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking is the best friend of Fry.]]
** This gets lampshaded in "Less Than Hero" when [[spoiler:Fry and Leela]] form a superhero team and he drops loud hints to be asked to join:

** The ninja team has the [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ridiculously Human Robot]], Zane, although he wasn't [[LateArrivalSpoiler revealed to be a robot until a little bit into the series.]] Post-Season 3 Zane has him looking more robotic looking and then loses his token status when PIXAL joins the team much later.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978'' famously introduced H.E.R.B.I.E. to the team as a replacement for the Human Torch, whose licensing rights were held by another party. He had the Torch's ability to fly while also bringing an assortment of [[Franchise/StarWars R2D2]]-like gadgets and tools stored within his casing.

* ''Series/DarkMatter'' has ...[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Android]], who resembles a human woman; however, she is very mechanically minded and, like the aforementioned Data, is often not as emotional as the other crew members.

* ''Anime/HugttoPrecure'' has Ruru Amour/Cure Amour for the protagonists' post - HeelFaceTurn, a RidiculouslyHumanRobot from the future who rebels against the Criasu Company after being [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe showed kindness]] from the other Cures.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': The side of the red team has a robot only capable of speaking GratuitousSpanish named Lopez. He briefly loses his token status with the introduction of Lopez Dos.0, but he quickly gets it back following Dos.0's FaceHeelTurn and later death.

* In ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Robo fills this role. Given that your party is composed of people from many different time periods (including a NubileSavage from 65 Million BC, a [[BalefulPolymorph frog]] swordsman from about 400 years before the "present-day", and possibly a Zeal-ean mage alive from at least 12,000 BC), Robo is both the only non-human (Frog notwithstanding) and the only party member to come from ''after'' [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Lavos emerges]].

* Warlock the Technarch (no relation to [[Comicbook/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]]) filled this role in Comicbook/TheNewMutants. Though not from Earth, he was still considered a mutant among his own alien race of MechanicalLifeforms.

Subtrope to TokenNonHuman. It's distinction compared to a token robot, a token non-human's sense of cultural identity, family history, personal identity, person''hood'', and team dynamics, among other factors, is likely to be very different. The token non-human counts as a natural/organic being while the token robot is an artificial being.

* Warlock the Technarch (no relation to Comicbook/AdamWarlock) filled this role in Comicbook/TheNewMutants. Though not from Earth, he was still considered a mutant among his own alien race of MechanicalLifeforms.

* On the original ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' series, Quark the alien had a robot appropriately named Grovel. Every time his name is called, he drops to the ground and apologizes. Once in awhile he'll come up with a correct fact only for Quark to comically miss the point.

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* Marvin, the morbidly depressed robot in ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' who appears as the current page image. This character also appeared in the novelizations and the TV series.

* Although other robots have joined each team briefly, the Vision normally fills this role in ''The Avengers'' and Red Tornado does for the ''Justice League of America.''

* Although other robots have joined each team briefly, the Vision normally fills this role in ''The Avengers'' and Red Tornado does for ''Justice League of America.''

** In ''Film/{{Solo}}, L3-37 is the only droid to be part of Solo and Beckett's crew.

* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'':Although The Legends are a group of mostly meta-humans and normal humans plus a shapeshifter, the team has Gideon II, an [[ArtificialIntelligence artificial intelligence]] construct that was[[spoiler: or will be]] created by Barry Allen who assists the Legends with their Time Travel Missions and acts as [[TheSmartGuy the group's encyclopedia.]] In an alternate timeline, she gains a full robot body as a member of an all-girl trio,'' The Sirens of Spacetime''.