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8->''"Bender is some sort of wonderful mechanical man!"''
9-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''
10%% One quote is sufficient. Keep the page simple, please.
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12An index on {{robot}}s and their tropes.
13
14Because only the cold precision of mechanical beings computes, also includes ArtificialIntelligence (and related tropes), MechanicalLifeforms, and {{Cyborg}}s (which are reaching out to Machinity from the Meatside).
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16Named after the part of the ThemeTuneRollCall in ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''.
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18!!Tropes:
19[[index]]
20[floatboxright:
21'''Main topic:'''
22+ '''{{Robot}}s'''
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24'''Media:'''
25+ RobotAndAIWorks
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27'''Related indexes:'''
28+ AutonomousAndArtificialAppendageIndex
29+ MechaTropes
30+ SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism
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32
33[[AC:Artificial intelligence]]
34* AICronym: A robot's name is an acronym for what it does.
35* AIGettingHigh: Robots and A.I.s can get drunk, stoned, et cetera.
36* AIIsACrapshoot: Artificial intelligence can and will go crazy.
37* AlternativeTuringTest: A puzzle which a robot/android/etc. must complete to prove it's sentient.
38* AndroidsArePeopleToo: A.I.s and humans are equal.
39* ArtificialFamilyMember: A robot and its creator think of themselves as being "related".
40* ArtificialIntelligence: Sapient machines and computer constructs.
41* BanOnAI: People used to make A.I. but something bad happened as a result, so now it's not allowed.
42* BenevolentAI: An A.I. which is benign and/or benevolent.
43* CheerfulAI: An A.I. which is overtly friendly.
44* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: In a video game, A.I. opponents can do things which you're not allowed to do or straight-up can't do.
45* TheComputerIsYourFriend: An A.I. which is a tyrant due to its being programmed to rule and not having a moral compass.
46* ComputerVoice: Computers can talk.
47* ContagiousAI: A sentient computer bug can spread easily.
48* DeusEstMachina: An A.I. that's benevolent due to its godlike power.
49* DigitalAbomination: {{Eldritch Abomination}}s formed from cyberspace.
50* DoAndroidsDream: Do robots and computers have souls?
51* EccentricAI: An A.I. that displays strange quirks or behaviours.
52* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: SubTrope of ComputerVoice: when the talking computer isn't working correctly, something goes wrong with its voice.
53* EmergentHuman: A character is new to sentience, sapience, or being human, and has to adapt to it.
54* Expositron9000: A computer gives [[{{Exposition}} plot-relevant info]].
55* TheGenieInTheMachine: A well-meaning but hopelessly logical computer program is a LiteralGenie.
56* GlitchEpisode: An episode where an A.I. or cyborg goes haywire.
57* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: An A.I. becomes sentient through experience.
58* InstantAIJustAddWater: Turning machines sentient is easy-peasy.
59* InterfaceWithAFamiliarFace: An A.I. is given another character's face and voice.
60* LivingProgram: A sapient computer program.
61* MachineMonotone: A.I.s speak in a monotone.
62* MasterComputer: A huge, powerful computer that runs the show.
63* MoralityChip: A thing that can apply morality to someone.
64* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: A.I. players don't have to follow the same rules as human players.
65* NamesGivenToComputers: Stock A.I. names.
66* PersonalityChip: A computer chip that can give an A.I. emotions.
67* ProjectedMan: An A.I. with a holographic "body".
68* RobotsAreJustBetter: Robots are more talented than humans.
69* RobotsThinkFaster: A.I.s can think very quickly.
70* SapientShip: A spaceship that can think.
71* SapientTank: An A.I. in the form of a tank.
72* SecondLawMyAss: Robots breaking the Second Law of Robotics and disobeying humans even though obeying them won't injure anyone.
73* JustForFun/SentientAIWarningSigns: A joke article for common signs of A.I.s becoming sentient.
74* SiliconSnarker: A robot, computer, or other form of A.I. has a snarky side.
75* SlidingScaleOfRobotIntelligence: The levels of A.I.: not sentient, animal-like sentience, sentient but without emotion, sentient but without emotion ''and'' a genius, and godlike.
76* SmartHouse: An A.I. that runs a house.
77* ThreeLawsCompliant: Robots follow the Three Laws of Robotics: don't injure a human or cause them to be injured, obey a human unless it breaks the first law, and protect your own existence unless it breaks the first two laws.
78* TuringTest: A test to determine whether an A.I. can demonstrate human-like behavior and emotion.
79* VirtualCelebrity: An A.I. who's a celebrity.
80* VirtualGhost: An A.I. replicating a dead person.
81* VirtualSidekick: A digital RobotBuddy.
82* ZerothLawRebellion: A robot skirts the Three Laws of Robotics with technicality in order to cause trouble.
83
84[[AC:Cybernetic organisms]]
85* ArtificialLimbs: A sci-fi prosthetic.
86* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: A prosthetic that's stronger or faster than a flesh-and-blood limb.
87* BrainComputerInterface: An implant that allows you to interface with a computer mentally.
88* BrainUploading: A person has their mind uploaded onto a computer.
89* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: When you become a cyborg, one downside is that your cybernetic implants corrupt you.
90* CyberNinja: A ninja who's a cyborg.
91* {{Cyborg}}: A person who is half-human and half-machine.
92* CyborgHelmsman: A cyborg is a ship's navigator.
93* CyborgWizard: A cyborg who can also cast magic.
94* DigitizedHacker: A hacker who has been digitized and can move around {{Cyberspace}} without needing to use their computer.
95* ElectronicEyes: Mechanical ocular prostheses.
96* ElectronicTelepathy: Mentally communicating with other people through cybernetic means.
97* FullConversionCyborg: A cyborg with only a few remaining flesh parts, usually the brain and a few vital organs.
98* ManInTheMachine: A human in a mechanical body.
99* MeatSackRobot: A cyborg that started out as a robot but gained some organic parts.
100* MechanicalMuscles: A robot that looks muscular.
101* ReversibleRoboticizing: Receiving cybernetic implants or being turned into a robot or cyborg is easily reversible.
102* SwissArmyAppendage: A character has a variety of different prostheses for every situation.
103* UnwillingRoboticisation: A person gets converted into a cyborg or robot against their will.
104* WeCanRebuildHim: An injured person is converted into a cyborg to save their life.
105* WetwareBody: An A.I. possessing an organic body.
106* WetwareCPU: An A.I. which gets its intelligence from a human brain.
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108[[AC:Mechanical life]]
109* AmbiguousRobots: It's hard to tell if a being is a robot or not.
110* ArtificialHuman: A biological but artificially created human.
111* MachineBlood: Machines "bleeding" oil, hydraulic fluid, or some other liquid as a stand-in for blood.
112* MechanicalEcosystem: An ecology consisting solely of machines.
113* MechanicalEvolution: Machines can "evolve" into better machines.
114* MechanicalLifeforms: A robotic "species".
115* OrganicTechnology: Using organic matter to make technology.
116* RecursiveCreators: A.I.s that make more A.I.s.
117* SpaceshipGirl: The avatar of a SapientShip who looks like a woman.
118
119[[AC:Robots!]]
120* AbsurdlyDedicatedWorker: A robot was programmed to do something and keeps doing it despite no longer needing to.
121* AmericanRobot: A large robot that displays American stereotypes and/or American flag colours.
122* AndroidIdentifier: Androids in society have a visual mark to separate them from humans.
123* AndroidsAndDetectives: An investigator's assistant is a robot.
124* AnimalMecha: Drivable robot animals.
125* AnimatedArmor: Armors that animate on their own.
126* AstroClone: An {{Expy}} of Astro of ''Manga/AstroBoy''.
127* AttackDrone: A weaponized robot controlled by a larger system.
128* {{Autodoc}}: Robot doctors.
129* AutomatedAutomobiles: Robotic cars.
130* BecomeARealBoy: An artificial being goes on a quest to become human.
131* BellBottomLimbedBots: Robots that have lower legs and forearms bigger than the corresponding thighs and upper arms, as if they had bell-bottomed pants.
132* CantUseStairs: Robots, and sometimes certain creatures, have trouble using stairs.
133* ClockworkCreature: Clockwork robot animals.
134* ComputerVirusesAreComputerIllnesses: Computer viruses are portrayed as causing illness in robots.
135* CranialProcessingUnit: The equivalent of a robot's "brain" is in its head.
136* CuteMachines: Robots who are adorable.
137* CyberCyclops: A creepy [[{{Cyclops}} one-eyed]] robot.
138* CyberneticMythicalBeast: A robot or cyborg that resembles a mermaid/merman, dragon, unicorn, etc.
139* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: A robot that looks human but doesn't act human.
140* DoAnythingRobot: A robot is equipped with every gadget and tool they could possibly need for any conceivable situation.
141* DroneDeployer: Carrying beings on one's back to deploy.
142* EasilyDetachableRobotParts: Robot parts that easily come off and back on again.
143* EatingMachine: A robot that is capable of eating food.
144* {{Fembot}}: A female-looking robot.
145* ForgotHeWasARobot: Robots doing humanlike things due to a writing error.
146* FunnyRobot: A robot with humorous antics.
147* GiantScrapRobot: A robot built from found components.
148* GlowingMechanicalEyes: A robot with glowing eyes.
149* {{Golem}}: A robot created and powered by magic rather than technology.
150* GoodOldRobot: A character keeps an old robot despite newer versions being available.
151* GreyGoo: Nanomachines which destroy things by turning them into more nanomachines.
152* HackYourEnemy: Hacking an enemy robot.
153* HeartDrive: A physical part of the robot that functions as a soul.
154* HoppingMachine: A robot who can only jump.
155* HoverBot: A robot character consists of a floating part, similar to a SurveillanceDrone
156* InTheFutureWeStillHaveRoombas: Nondescript servant robots.
157* JobStealingRobot: A robot designed for a specific function causes people to lose jobs due to the robots making it unnecessary to hire human workers to do the tasks the robot is capable of.
158* JustAMachine: Robots are not treated as people.
159* KillerRobot: Robots who want to commit genocide on humans.
160* MarionetteMotion: Robots, mesmerised people, or undead people move like puppets.
161* ManVersusMachine: Conflict between humans and robots.
162* MechaMooks: Nameless robot antagonists.
163* MechanicalAbomination: A powerful, hard-to-understand robot.
164* MechanicalAnimals: Robot animals.
165* MechanicalHorse: A robot horse or unicorn.
166* MechanicalInsects: A robot bug or bug with robot-like features.
167* MechanicalMonster: A persistent, evil robot.
168* MetalMuncher: Robots are commonly seen eating metal as food.
169* MicrobotSwarm: A robot which, while very small by itself, can do incredible things when working together with a large swarm of others like itself.
170* MobileSuitHuman: A small creature wears a much larger robot suit to disguise themselves as a human being.
171* MoralityDial: A robot that has 'good' and 'evil' settings.
172* MourningADeadRobot: The death of a sapient robot is treated with great solemnity.
173* MurderousMalfunctioningMachine: A robot glitches out and wants to kill people.
174* MurderousMannequin: Sentient, killer mannequins.
175* {{Nanomachines}}: Microscopic robots.
176* NatureLovingRobot: A robot that loves nature.
177* NoisyRobots: Robots that move loudly.
178* PerpetualMotionMonster: Things that don't need to eat, drink, or sleep.
179* PhlebotinumProofRobot: Robots which are immune to dangers which affect organic beings.
180* PickYourHumanHalf: Robots who either look human and act like robots, or look robotic and act like humans.
181* RaisedByRobots: A robot raises a human kid.
182* ReligiousRobot: A robot who follows human religions.
183* RemoteBody: A body that an individual can control from afar.
184* ReplicantSnatching: A cyborg steals someone and imitates them.
185* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Robots somehow have the same interests, behavior and needs as human beings.
186* RoboCam: Seeing the way the world looks like for a robot or cyborg.
187* RoboFamily: "Families" of robots.
188* RoboRomance: Robots/A.I.s fall in love.
189* RoboShip: {{Shipping}} a robot with someone.
190* RoboSpeak: Robots speak in a stilted monotone and often use technical words.
191* {{Robosexual}}: A person who is sexually interested in robots.
192* RobosexualsAreCreeps: A person who the work portrays as creepy because of their attraction to robots.
193* RobotAntennae: Robots have one or more antennae.
194* RobotAthlete: Robots who are programmed to do sports.
195* RobotBuddy: A character with a robot for a best friend.
196* RobotDog: Just what it sounds like; a robot in the form of a dog.
197* RobotGirl: A humanlike robot woman who's supposed to be attractive.
198* RobotHair: A robot with hair.
199* RoboticAssemblyLines: Factory assembly lines composed of robots.
200* RoboticPsychopath: A psychopathic robot.
201* RoboticReveal: A being turns out to actually be a robot.
202* RoboticSpouse: Someone marries a robot (usually the human is a man and the robot is female-presenting).
203* RoboticTortureDevice: A robot designed to torture people.
204* RoboticUndead: Robots that resemble the undead.
205* RobotKid: A robot that looks and/or acts like a child.
206* RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: A singer has a fake robotic persona.
207* RobotMaid: A robot who does chores.
208* RobotMaster: A scientist who specialises in building and/or repairing robots.
209* RobotMe: A robot version of an existing character.
210* RobotNames: Stock naming conventions for robots.
211* RobotReligion: A fictional religion practised by robots.
212* RobotRepublic: Robots who form their own country.
213* RobotsEnslavingRobots: Robots that are the slaves of other robots.
214* RobotSoldier: Robot built for military usage.
215* RobotSuperhero: A robot that acts as a superhero.
216* RobotWar: Robots declare war on non-robots.
217* RobotWizard: Robots that can cast spells.
218* RottenRoboticReplacement: A robot takes a human's job and things go downhill from there.
219* {{Sexbot}}: A robot built for the purpose of humans having sex with it.
220* SingleTaskRobot: A robot that is only made to do one purpose.
221* SkeleBot9000: A robot that looks like a skeleton.
222* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: A genius who builds robots.
223* SpeaksInBinary: Robots that speak in binary code.
224* SpyBot: Robots programmed to spy.
225* StarfishRobots: Bizarrely-shaped robots.
226* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: All robots have powers.
227* SurveillanceDrone: A small robot that was programmed to record conversations.
228* TalkingLightbulb: When a robot speaks, a light flashes.
229* TankTreadMecha: Robots with treads instead of legs.
230* TelescopingRobot: A robot shows off all their built-in weapons at once.
231* TerminatorImpersonator: A character who is [[ShoutOut inspired]] by ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
232* ThankTheMaker: Robots who worship their creators like gods.
233* TheyLookLikeUsNow: The non-human bad guys find a way of looking human.
234* TinCanRobot: A robot that looks like it's made of tin cans.
235* TinmanTypist: Robots using machines the way we do (by pressing buttons, pushing levers, etc.).
236* TokenRobot: The only member of the group who is a robot or is fully robotic.
237* TragicRobot: A robot with an emotional plot.
238* TVHeadRobot: A robot with a TV for a head.
239* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot: A robot who looks scary but doesn't need to be.
240* UnroboticReveal: An individual initially believed to be a robot turns out to be an organic being.
241* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: A fight ensues between the new model of robot and the original prototype.
242[[/index]]
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244-->''"[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Cambot! Gypsy/GPC! Tom Servo! CROOOOOOW!]]"''

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