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Robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c ...
s and
androids An android is a humanoid robot or other artificial being often made from a flesh-like material. Historically, androids were completely within the domain of science fiction and frequently seen in film and television, but advances in robot techno ...
have frequently been depicted or described in works of fiction. The word "robot" itself comes from a work of fiction,
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel ''War with the Newts'' (1936) and play ''R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal Ro ...
's play, ''
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) ''R.U.R.'' is a 1920 science-fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for (Rossum's Universal Robots, a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions). The play had its world premiere on 2 January 1921 in H ...
'', written in 1920 and first performed in 1921. This list of fictional robots and androids is chronological, and categorised by medium. It includes all depictions of robots, androids and
gynoid A gynoid, or fembot, is a feminine humanoid robot. Gynoids appear widely in science fiction film and art. As more realistic humanoid robot design becomes technologically possible, they are also emerging in real-life robot design. Name A gynoid ...
s in literature, television, and cinema; however, robots that have appeared in more than one form of media are not necessarily listed in each of those media. This list is intended for all fictional computers which are described as existing in a humanlike or mobile form. It shows how the concept has developed in the human imagination through history.


Theatre

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Coppélia ''Coppélia'' (sometimes subtitled: ''La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail'' (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Éti ...
'', a life-size dancing doll in the ballet of the same name, choreographed by
Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...
with music by
Léo Delibes Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets ''Coppélia'' (1870) and '' Sylvia'' (1876) and the opera ''Lakm ...
(1870) * The word ''robot'' comes from
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel ''War with the Newts'' (1936) and play ''R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal Ro ...
's play, ''
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) ''R.U.R.'' is a 1920 science-fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for (Rossum's Universal Robots, a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions). The play had its world premiere on 2 January 1921 in H ...
'', written in 1920 in
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and first performed in 1921. Performed in New York 1922 and an English edition published in 1923. In the play, the word refers to artificially created life forms. Named robots in the play are Marius, Sulla, Radius, Primus, Helena, and Damon. The play introduced and popularized the term "robot". Čapek's robots are biological machines that are assembled, as opposed to grown or born.


Literature


19th century and earlier

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folklore) * From 600 BC onward, legends of talking bronze and clay
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s coming to life have been a regular occurrence in the works of classical authors such as
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Pindar Pindar (; grc-gre, Πίνδαρος , ; la, Pindarus; ) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is ...
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. In Book 18 of the ''
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the god of all mechanical arts, was assisted by two moving female statues made from gold – "living young damsels, filled with minds and wisdoms". Another legend has Hephaestus being commanded by
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to create the first woman,
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, out of clay. The myth of
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, king of
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, tells of a lonely man who sculpted his ideal woman,
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, from ivory, and promptly fell in love with her after the goddess
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brought her to life. * Talos, bronze giant
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'', 3rd century BCE * Brazen heads, attributed to numerous scholars involved in the introduction of Arabian science to medieval Europe, particularly
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(13th century) * Golem – The legend of the
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, an animated man of clay, is mentioned in the
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. (16th century) * Talus, "iron man" who mechanically helps Arthegall dispense justice in ''
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, published in 1590 * Olimpia, automaton who captivates the hero Nathanael so much he wishes to marry her in
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'' (1814) * Artificial human-like being created by
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'' (1818) * A mechanical man powered by steam in
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'' (1865) * Olympia in Act I of
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'', based on the Hoffmann story (1881) * A mechanical man run by electricity in
Luis Senarens Luis Philip Senarens (April 24, 1863 – December 26, 1939) was an American dime novel writer specializing in science fiction, once called "the American Jules Verne". Biography Senarens grew up in a Cuban-American family in Brooklyn. Around 1882, ...
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Frank Reade and his Electric Man Frank Reade was the protagonist of a series of dime novels published primarily for boys. The first novel, ''Frank Reade and His Steam Man of the Plains'', an imitation of Edward S. Ellis, Edward Ellis's ''The Steam Man of the Prairies'' (1868), w ...
'' (1885) * Hadaly, a mechanical woman run by electricity, in
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'' (1886) – the novel credited with popularizing the word " android" * "The Brazen Android" by William Douglas O'Connor. First appeared in ''
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'', April 1891 * ''The Dancing Partner'' by Jerome K.Jerome of ''
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'' fame (1893) * The ''
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s use to conquer the
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'' by H.G. Wells (1897) * "The New Frankenstein" by Ernest Edward Kellett (1899), in which an inventor creates an "anti-phonograph" that according to the narrator "can give the appropriate answer to every question I put", and installs in it a robotic female body that "will guide herself, answer questions, talk and eat like a rational being, in fact, perform the part of a society lady." The android proves convincing enough to fool two suitors who wish to marry her.


Early 1900s

* The "Metal Men" automata designed by a
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-like scientist in
Gustave Le Rouge Gustave Henri Joseph Le Rouge (22 July 1867 - 24 February 1938) was a French writer who embodied the evolution of modern science fiction at the beginning of the 20th century, by moving it away from the juvenile adventures of Jules Verne and in ...
's ''La Conspiration des Milliardaires'' (1899–1900) * Tik-Tok in
L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...
's Oz books, premiering in ''
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'' (1907), and in the movie ''
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'', largely based on ''Ozma of Oz'' * A robot chess-player in ''
Moxon's Master "Moxon's Master" is a short story by American writer Ambrose Bierce, which speculates on the nature of life and intelligence. It describes a chess-playing automaton that murders its creator. First published in ''The San Francisco Examiner'' on Apri ...
'' by
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(first published in the ''San Francisco Examiner'' on 16 Aug. 1899) * In
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's ''La Poupée Sanglante'' (The Bloody Doll) and ''La Machine à Assassiner'' (The Murdering Machine), the lead character, Bénédict Masson, is wrongly accused of murder and
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d. His brain is later attached to an
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created by scientist Jacques Cotentin, and Masson goes on to track and punish those who caused his death.


1920s

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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) ''R.U.R.'' is a 1920 science-fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for (Rossum's Universal Robots, a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions). The play had its world premiere on 2 January 1921 in H ...
'' (1921), by
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel ''War with the Newts'' (1936) and play ''R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal Ro ...
– credited with coining the term "
robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c ...
". In its original Czech, "robota" means forced labour, and is derived from "rab", meaning "slave." ''R.U.R.'' depicts the first elaborate depiction of a machine take-over. Čapek's robots can also be seen as the first
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: they are in fact organic. * ''Le Singe'' (The Monkey) (1925), by
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and Albert Jean, imagined the creation of artificial lifeforms through the process of "radiogenesis", a sort of human electrocopying or cloning process. * ''The Metal Giants'' (1926), by
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, in which a computer brain who runs on atomic power creates an army of 300-foot-tall robots. * ''Metropolis'' (1927), by
Thea von Harbou Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic ''Metropolis'' (1927) and for the 192 ...
as novel, by
Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
as film, character Maria and her robot double. * ''Automata'' (1929), by
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, about machines doing the humans' jobs before wiping them out.


1930s

* The "Professor Jameson" series by Neil R. Jones (early 1930s) featured human and alien minds preserved in robot bodies. It was reprinted in five Ace paperbacks in the late 1960s: ''
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'', '' Twin Worlds'' and '' Doomsday on Ajiat''. * Zat the
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robot, protagonist of John Wyndham's short story " The Lost Machine" (1932) * Human cyborgs in '' Revolt of the Pedestrians'' by
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(1932) * Robot surgeon in "Rex" by Harl Vincent (1934) * Killer robot in "The Vanishing Shadow" film serial (1934) * "
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(1938) *
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(1938) * Robots discover their "roots" in '' Robots Return'' by
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(1938). * Robot as murder witness in ''
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(1939)


1940s

* Gnut in ''
Farewell to the Master "Farewell to the Master" is a science fiction short story by American writer Harry Bates. It was first published in the October 1940 issue of '' Astounding Science Fiction''.''Isaac Asimov presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction'', Isaac As ...
'' by Harry Bates (1940), later made into the classic 1951 science fiction film ''
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'' * Unnamed "living plastic" robot in "
Vault of the Beast "Vault of the Beast" is a science fiction short story by Canadian writer A. E. van Vogt. Plot summary Beings from another dimension have sent a living plastic "robot" to Earth to find the "greatest mathematical mind in the Solar System," and get ...
" (1940), short story by
A. E. van Vogt Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the ...
* Jay Score ("J20"), emergency pilot of the Earth-to-Venus freighter ''Upskadaska City'' (colloquially called "Upsydaisy") in "Jay Score", a short story by
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in the May 1941 issue of ''
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'' (1941) * Jenkins in ''
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Clifford D. Simak Clifford Donald Simak (; August 3, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Wr ...
(1944) * Alojzy Gąbka in Akademia Pana Kleksa by
Jan Brzechwa Jan Brzechwa (), (15 August 1898 – 2 July 1966) was a Polish poet, author and lawyer, known mostly for his contribution to children's literature. He was born Jan Wiktor Lesman to a Polish family of Jewish descent.
(1946), a mischievous mechanical doll able to pass as a human boy, and the main adversary of the protagonist, Mr Blot. * Robots by
Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...
: ** Robbie, Speedy, Cutie, and others, from the stories in ''
I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' betw ...
'' (1940–1950) (not to be confused with the Binder short story of the same title) ** L-76, Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, Emma-2, Brackenridge, Tony, Lenny, Ez-27 and others, from the stories in ''
The Rest of the Robots ''The Rest of the Robots'' is a collection of eight short stories and two full-length novels by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in 1964. The stories, centred on positronic robots, are all part of the ''Robot'' series, most of which ta ...
'' (1964) **
R. Daneel Olivaw R. Daneel Olivaw is a fictional robot created by Isaac Asimov. The "R" initial in his name stands for "Robot," a naming convention in Asimov's future society during Earth's early period of space colonization. Daneel is introduced in ''The Caves ...
from ''
The Caves of Steel ''The Caves of Steel'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov. It is a detective story and illustrates an idea Asimov advocated, that science fiction can be applied to any literary genre, rather than just being a limited ge ...
'' (1954) and subsequent novels **
R. Giskard Reventlov The following is a list of characters in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Kelden Amadiro Kelden Amadiro is a Spacer and the main antagonist in the novels ''The Robots of Dawn'' and ''Robots and Empire''. He is the head of the Robotics Institute ...
from ''
The Robots of Dawn ''The Robots of Dawn'' is a "whodunit" science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, first published in 1983. It is the third novel in Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Plot summary Detective Elijah Baley of Earth is training with his son a ...
'' (1983) and subsequent novels ** Andrew Martin from ''
The Bicentennial Man ''The Bicentennial Man'' is a novelette in the ''Robot'' series by American writer Isaac Asimov. According to the foreword in ''Robot Visions'', Asimov was approached to write a story, along with a number of other authors who would do the same ...
'' (1976) (later made into a film) and ''
The Positronic Man ''The Positronic Man'' is a 1992 novel by American writers Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, based on Asimov's 1976 novelette "The Bicentennial Man". It is about a robot that begins to display characteristics, such as creativity, traditiona ...
'' (a novel), co-written by Asimov and
Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand ...
**
Norby Norby is a fictional robot created by Janet Asimov and Isaac Asimov who stars in his own series of children's science fiction books, ''The Norby Chronicles''. His first appearance was in the 1983 book ''Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot'', in total he a ...
in a series of books for children and adolescents, co-written with
Janet Asimov Janet Opal Asimov (née Jeppson; August 6, 1926 – February 25, 2019), usually written as J. O. Jeppson, was an American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. She started writing children's science fiction in the 1970s. She w ...
* The
Humanoid A humanoid (; from English ''human'' and ''-oid'' "resembling") is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics. The earliest recorded use of the term, in 1870, referred to indigenous peoples in areas colonized by Europeans. By the 20t ...
s from two novels by
Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American list of science fiction authors, science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of t ...
(1949 and 1980)


1950s and 1960s

* ''
Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' vo ...
'', series by Osamu Tezuka (published in Japan but available in English), an atomic-powered robot of 100,000 horsepower built to resemble a little boy, most specifically Tobio, the deceased son of Dr. Tenma. When not in school, Astro Boy spent his time dealing with robots & aliens. (1952) * The Gallegher series of stories by
Lewis Padgett Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore,Nicholls 1979, p. 445. taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H. Liddell, as wel ...
(
Henry Kuttner Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Early life Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915. Kuttner (1829–1903) and Amelia Bush (c. 1834–1911), the ...
and
C. L. Moore Catherine Lucille Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, who first came to prominence in the 1930s writing as C. L. Moore. She was among the first women to write in the science fiction and ...
) collected in ''
Robots Have No Tails ''Robots Have No Tails'' is a 1952 collection of science fiction short stories by Lewis Padgett (pseudonym of American writers Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore). It was first published by Gnome Press in 1952 in an edition of 4,000 copies. The stories ...
'' (1952) * The Mechanical Hound from ''
Fahrenheit 451 ''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, ''Fahrenheit 451'' presents an American society where books have been personified and outlawed and "firemen" burn any that ar ...
'' by
Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and r ...
(1953) * Bors, an old government integration robot pivotal to Philip K. Dick's novelette '' The Last of the Masters'' (1954) * The Fury, a large steel robot that acts as jailer and executioner, in Henry Kuttner's "Two-Handed Engine" (1955) * Zane Gort, a robot novelist in the short story "The Silver Eggheads" by
Fritz Leiber Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Robert ...
(1959) * SHROUD (Synthetic Human, Radiation OUtput Determined) and SHOCK (Synthetic Human Object, Casualty Kinematics), the sentient test dummies in the novel '' V.'' by
Thomas Pynchon Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. ( , ; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist noted for his dense and complex novels. His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, genres and themes, including history, music, scie ...
(1963) * Frost, the Beta-Machine, Mordel, and the Ancient Ore Crusher in
Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ''The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nomin ...
's short story "
For a Breath I Tarry "For a Breath I Tarry" is a 1966 post-apocalyptic novelette by American writer Roger Zelazny, which was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1967. Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man, it recounts the tale of Frost, a s ...
" (1966) * Trurl and Klapaucius, the robot geniuses of ''
The Cyberiad ''The Cyberiad'' ( pl, Cyberiada) is a series of humorous science fiction short stories by Polish writer Stanisław Lem, originally published in 1965, with an English translation appearing in 1974. The main protagonists of the series are Trurl a ...
'' (Cyberiada, 1967; translated by Michael Kandel 1974) – collection of humorous stories about the exploits of Trurl and Klapaucius, "constructors" among robots * The Iron Man in the novel '' The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights'' by
Ted Hughes Edward James "Ted" Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest wri ...
, illustrated by Andrew Davidson (1968), later changed to The Iron Giant to avoid confusion with its predecessor, the comic superhero of the same name * Roy Batty, Pris, Rachael and several other Nexus-6 model androids. "Androids, fully organic in nature – the products of genetic engineering – and so human-like that they can only be distinguished by psychological tests; some of them don't even know that they're not human." – ''
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' (retroactively retitled ''Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' in some later printings) is a dystopian science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1968. Th ...
'' by Philip K. Dick (1968) * Diktor, the robotic lover in the comics and film Barbarella (1968) * "
The Electric Grandmother ''The Electric Grandmother'' is a television movie that originally aired January 17, 1982, on NBC as a 60-minute ''Project Peacock'' special, based on the 1969 science fiction short story " I Sing the Body Electric" by Ray Bradbury. It stars ...
" in the short story of the same name, from '' I Sing the Body Electric'' by
Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and r ...
(1969), based on a 1962 '' Twilight Zone'' episode of the same name * Mech Eagles from the novel ''
Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...
'' (1967), robotic eagles designed to track and kill people who refuse to die at age 21 * Richard Daniel, an intensely loyal, old, un-remodeled robot, belonging to one family for generations, i
"All the Traps of Earth" by Clifford Simak
When the last of his entire extended family of owners died, after 200 years, he is required by law to be disassembled; humans who made the law are still threatened by robots who are superior to them in functionality. He is sentient enough to take exception to that policy. * Jenkins, the robot who served generations of the Webster family for nearly a thousand years, then the dogs modified by one of the Websters, dogs capable of reading and speech, who inherited the earth when humans left it by various methods, through all of the stories contained in the collectio
"City" by Clifford Simak
Humans entered "the sleep", or had their bodies converted to Jovian lifeforms to live on Jupiter.


1970s

* Personoids, in
Stanisław Lem Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical ...
's book ''Próżnia Doskonała'' (1971). This is a collection of book reviews of nonexistent books, and was translated into English by Michael Kandel as ''A Perfect Vacuum'' (1983). "Personoids do not need any human-like physical body; they are rather an abstraction of functions of human mind, they live in computers." * ''
The Stepford Wives ''The Stepford Wives'' is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror" novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife and young mother who suspects that something in Stepford's environment is changing the wives fr ...
'' (1972) by
Ira Levin Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels ''A Kiss Before Dying (novel), A Kiss Before Dying'' (1953), ''Rosemary's Baby (novel), Rosemary's Baby'' ...
– "The masculine plot to replace women with perfect looking, obedient robot replicas" * Setaur, Aniel and Terminus in ''
Tales of Pirx the Pilot ''Tales of Pirx the Pilot'' is a science fiction stories collection by Polish author Stanisław Lem, about a spaceship pilot named Pirx. The first collection of stories about Pirx was published in 1965 in the Soviet Union in Russian under the ...
'' by
Stanisław Lem Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical ...
(1973) * The Hangman in '' Home Is the Hangman'' by
Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ''The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nomin ...
(1975), winner of that year's
Nebula Award for Best Novella The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 40 ...
* Andrew Martin from ''
The Bicentennial Man ''The Bicentennial Man'' is a novelette in the ''Robot'' series by American writer Isaac Asimov. According to the foreword in ''Robot Visions'', Asimov was approached to write a story, along with a number of other authors who would do the same ...
'' (1976) by
Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...
, and ''
The Positronic Man ''The Positronic Man'' is a 1992 novel by American writers Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, based on Asimov's 1976 novelette "The Bicentennial Man". It is about a robot that begins to display characteristics, such as creativity, traditiona ...
'' (1992) by Asimov and
Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand ...
* All the droids from the ''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' franchise (since 1977 for the main canon, 1976 for the Expanded Universe) *
Marvin the Paranoid Android Marvin the Paranoid Android is a fictional character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series by Douglas Adams. Marvin is the ship's robot aboard the starship ''Heart of Gold''. Originally built as one of many failed prototypes of Sir ...
in ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (sometimes referred to as ''HG2G'', ''HHGTTG'', ''H2G2'', or ''tHGttG'') is a comic science fiction, comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally The Hitchhiker's Guide to th ...
'' (1979) by
Douglas Adams Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and screenwriter, best known for ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' developed into a " ...
and subsequent novels based on the original radio series * K-9 in ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' (1977-1981) * V.I.N.CENT, Old B.O.B. & Maximillian, Robots featured in the Disney Movie ''
The Black Hole ''The Black Hole'' is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, ...
'' (1979). V.I.N.CENT. voiced by Roddy McDowall. Old B.O.B. voiced by Slim Pickens were both uncredited in the movie.


1980s

* Chip, the robot teenager in the '' Not Quite Human'' series (1985–1986) by Seth McEvoy.
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later made the book into three movies. * ''
Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...
'' (1980) and '' Tik-Tok'' (1983) by
John Sladek John Thomas Sladek (December 15, 1937 – March 10, 2000) was an American science fiction author, known for his satirical and surreal novels. Life and work Born in Waverly, Iowa, in 1937, Sladek was in England in the 1960s for the New Wave ...
, two extreme examples of robot morality, one perfectly innocent and one perfectly criminal * The Boppers, a race of moon-based robots that achieve independence from humanity, in the series of books The ''
Ware Tetralogy ''The Ware Tetralogy'' is a series of four science fiction novels by author Rudy Rucker: ''Software'' (1982), '' Wetware'' (1988), ''Freeware'' (1997) and '' Realware'' (2000). The first two books both received the Philip K. Dick Award for best ...
'' by
Rudy Rucker Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (; born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known f ...
*
R. Giskard Reventlov The following is a list of characters in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Kelden Amadiro Kelden Amadiro is a Spacer and the main antagonist in the novels ''The Robots of Dawn'' and ''Robots and Empire''. He is the head of the Robotics Institute ...
from ''
The Robots of Dawn ''The Robots of Dawn'' is a "whodunit" science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, first published in 1983. It is the third novel in Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Plot summary Detective Elijah Baley of Earth is training with his son a ...
'' (1983) and subsequent novels by
Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...
* All
Autobots The Autobots are the main protagonists in the fictional continuities of the Transformers multimedia franchise, and are depicted in a collection of various toys, cartoons, films, graphic novels, and paperback books first introduced in 1984. The ...
and
Decepticons The Decepticons are the main antagonists in the fictional continuities of the ''Transformers'' multimedia franchise. They are depicted as a faction of sentient robotic lifeforms led by Megatron, identified by a purple face-like insignia. Capab ...
from the ''
Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
'' franchise (since 1984) * Elio, a character from '' A Tale of Time City'' (1987) by
Diana Wynne Jones Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Although usually de ...
* Manders in ''
The Type One Super Robot ''The Type One Super Robot'' is a 1986 children's book written and illustrated by the British author Alison Prince. Reception In Britain, the book was successful and went through several editions, for instance, as a Puffin Books, Puffin book. I ...
'' (1987), a children's book by
Alison Prince Alison Prince (26 March 1931 – 12 October 2019) was a British children's writer, screenwriter and biographer, who settled on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Her novels for young people won several awards. She was the scriptwriter of the much r ...
* Solo from Robert Mason's novels ''
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'' (1989) and ''
Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
'' (1993) – Note, the 1996 film titled ''
Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
'' is based solely on the first novel, ''Weapon''. * Conal Cochran's androids who serve central antagonists/villains in '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'', a non-
Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...
consecutive film * Sheen, a female android mysteriously programmed to guard and love Stile, a serf on the planet Proton, in the sci-fi/fantasy series ''
Apprentice Adept ''Apprentice Adept'' is a heptalogy of fantasy and science fiction novels written by English American author Piers Anthony. The series takes place on ''Phaze'' and ''Proton'', two worlds occupying the same space in two different dimensional planes ...
'' (1980–82) by
Piers Anthony Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born 6 August 1934) is an American author in the science fiction and Fantasy (genre), fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is best known for his :Xanth books, long-running novel series set in ...
. * Spofforth, the dean of New York University in
Mockingbird Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the family Mimidae. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, often loudly and in rapid succession. ...
by Walter Tevis.


1990s

* Yod in
Marge Piercy Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is an American progressive activist and writer. Her work includes ''Woman on the Edge of Time''; ''He, She and It'', which won the 1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award; and ''Gone to Soldiers'', a New York Times Best ...
's ''
He, She and It ''He, She and It'' (published under the title ''Body of Glass'' outside the USA) is a cyberpunk novel by Marge Piercy published in 1991. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction novel in 1993."Marge Piercy Wins Arthur C. Clarke ...
'' (1991) * The One Who Waits in
Charles Sheffield Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002), an English-born mathematician, physicist and science-fiction writer, served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society. ...
's ''
Divergence In vector calculus, divergence is a vector operator that operates on a vector field, producing a scalar field giving the quantity of the vector field's source at each point. More technically, the divergence represents the volume density of the ...
'' (1991) * Caliban in a
trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...
by
Roger MacBride Allen Roger MacBride Allen (born September 26, 1957) is an American science fiction author. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and grew up outside of Washington, D.C., graduating from Walt Whitman High School. He graduated from Boston University ...
, set in the robots universe of
Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...
(1993) * Solo and Nimrod in Robert Mason's novel ''
Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
'' (1993) * Jay-Dub and Dee Model in
Ken MacLeod Kenneth Macrae MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels ''The Sky Road'' and ''The Night Sessions'' won the BSFA Award. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, an ...
's '' The Stone Canal'' (1996) * Dorfl, and other Discworld golems deliberately described in terms reminiscent of an Asimovian robot, in
Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ''Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first nov ...
's ''
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'' (1996) and subsequent ''
Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat pla ...
'' novels


2000s

* Cassandra Kresnov, in a series by
Joel Shepherd Joel Shepherd (born 1974 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian science fiction author. He moved to Perth, Western Australia with his family when he was seven, where he later studied film and television arts at Curtin University. He now ...
(2001) * Clunk, in a series by
Simon Haynes Simon Haynes is an Australian writer of speculative fiction novels and short stories, particularly the Hal Spacejock series. Haynes also uses his experience with computers to write software which he designs for himself and then shares for free ...
(2004) * Moravecs, sentient descendants of probes sent by humans to the Jovian belt, in
Dan Simmons Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes wi ...
' '' Ilium'' (2003) * Nimue Alban/Merlin Athrawes, in the '' Safehold series'' by
David Weber David Mark Weber (born October 24, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He has written several science-fiction and fantasy books series, the best known of which is the Honorverse, Honor Harrington science-fiction series. His ...
(2007) * Otis, the robot dog from
Tanith Lee Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime ...
's ''Indigara'' (2007) * Freya, in
Charles Stross Charles David George "Charlie" Stross (born 18 October 1964) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine '' ...
' '' Saturn's Children'' (2008) * HCR-328 and Tom in ''Automatic Lover'' and ''Automatic Lover – Ten Years On'' by Ariadne Tampion (2008) * Boilerplate, a Victorian-era robot in the illustrated coffee-table book ''Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel'', published by Abrams (2009)


2010s

* Adam, one of the first commercially available androids in
Ian McEwan Ian Russell McEwan, (born 21 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, ''The Times'' featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and ''The Daily Telegraph'' ranked him number 19 in its list of th ...
's ''
Machines Like Me ''Machines Like Me'' is the 15th novel by the English author Ian McEwan. The novel was published in 2019 by Jonathan Cape. The novel is set in the 1980s in an alternative history timeline in which the UK lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing ...
'' (2019) * The Calculators, an ancient, ongoing family of androids in
Paul Levinson Paul Levinson (born March 25, 1947) is an American author, singer-songwriter, and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. His novels, short fiction, and non-fiction works have been translated into ...
's ''Robinson Calculator'' novelette (2019) *Murderbot, a newly independent security robot in ''
The Murderbot Diaries ''The Murderbot Diaries'' is a science fiction series by American author Martha Wells and published by ''Tor.com''. The series is about a part robot, part human construct designed as a Security Unit (SecUnit). SecUnit manages to override its gove ...
'' series by
Martha Wells Martha Wells (born September 1, 1964) is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of fantasy novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on fantasy and science fiction subjects. He ...
(2017-)


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Marvin the Paranoid Android Marvin the Paranoid Android is a fictional character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series by Douglas Adams. Marvin is the ship's robot aboard the starship ''Heart of Gold''. Originally built as one of many failed prototypes of Sir ...
in ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (sometimes referred to as ''HG2G'', ''HHGTTG'', ''H2G2'', or ''tHGttG'') is a comic science fiction, comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally The Hitchhiker's Guide to th ...
'' BBC radio series (1978–1980) * Tidy, George, Fagor, Surgeon General Kraken and miscellaneous other androids from
James Follett James Follett (27 July 1939 – 10 January 2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning from contract work as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence. He wrote over 20 ...
's ''
Earthsearch ''Earthsearch: A Ten-Part Adventure Serial in Time and Space'' is a science fiction radio series written by James Follett. It consists of ten half-hour episodes. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between January and March 1981. There is also ...
'' BBC radio series (1980–1981) * Fetchers, accident prone and apologetic gopher robots from the BBC radio series '' Nineteen Ninety-Four'' (1985)


Music

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Mr. Roboto "Mr. Roboto" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album, '' Kilroy Was Here'' (1983). It was written by band member Dennis DeYoung. In Canada, it went to #1 on the '' RPM'' national single ...
, the prison robot in the eponymous song from the
rock opera A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been ad ...
'' Kilroy Was Here'' by
Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; grc, Στύξ ) is a river that forms the boundary between Earth (Gaia) and the Underworld. The rivers Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx all converge at the centre of the underworld on a great marsh, whic ...
(1983) * Rapbot, a robot built for
rapping Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
, but with various other functions, including a
toaster A toaster is a small electric appliance that uses radiant heat to brown sliced bread into toast. Types Pop-up toaster In pop-up or automatic toasters, a single vertical piece of bread is dropped into a slot on the top of the toaster. ...
, from ''
Fake Songs ''Fake Songs'' is the third studio album by American musician Liam Lynch, released on April 1, 2003 through S-Curve Records and distributed worldwide by Capitol Records. The album is known for featuring his best-known song " United States of What ...
'' by Liam Lynch (2003) * Cindi Mayweather, the protagonist from the "Metropolis"
concept Concepts are defined as abstract ideas. They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of the concept behind principles, thoughts and beliefs. They play an important role in all aspects of cognition. As such, concepts are studied by s ...
series by
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson (; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, rapper and actress. She is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as to her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. Monáe has received eight Grammy Award nominations. Mon ...
(2007) * Cyborg Noodle, the cyborg clone of Noodle from the
virtual band In entertainment, a virtual band (also called a virtual idol, virtual singer, virtual group, cartoon group, cartoon idol, cartoon singer or cartoon band) is a band or music group whose members are not depicted as corporeal musicians, but animat ...
Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...
who was created for the storyline of their album ''
Plastic Beach ''Plastic Beach'' is the third studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 3 March 2010 by Parlophone internationally and by Virgin Records in the United States. Conceived from an unfinished project called ''Carousel'', th ...
'' (2010) * Rovix, K-pop group
VIXX VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...
's robotic mascot (2012)


Film


1940s and earlier

* The Dummy, played by
Ben Turpin Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. Turpin wo ...
in '' A Clever Dummy'', a Sennett silent
short Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as ...
dating from 1917 when the term "robot" did not yet exist * ''
The Master Mystery ''The Master Mystery'' is a 1918 American mystery silent serial film told in 15 installments. The film was directed by Harry Grossman and Burton L. King and written by Arthur B. Reeve and Charles Logue. The film stars Harry Houdini, Marguerite ...
'', a 1919 theatrical serial starring
Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...
, featuring a fully realized mechanical man (implemented as a costumed actor) * ''
The Mechanical Man ''The Mechanical Man'' (Italian: ''L'uomo meccanico'') is a 1921 Italian science fiction film directed by André Deed (who also starred in the film as the comedic character Saltarello). It was produced in 1920 and released in November 1921. It i ...
'' from the Italian
silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
of the same name, directed by
André Deed Henri André Chapais, known as André Deed (22 February 1879 – 4 October 1940), was a French actor and director, best known for his Foolshead comedies, produced in the 1900s and 1910s. André Deed was one of the first named actors in cinema, a ...
(1921) * Maria/Futura, the
Maschinenmensch The ''Maschinenmensch'' (literally 'machine-human' in German language, German) is a fictional robot featured in Thea von Harbou's novel ''Metropolis (novel), Metropolis'' and Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927 film), film adaption of the novel. In the ...
, a
robotic Robotics is an interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist human ...
gynoid A gynoid, or fembot, is a feminine humanoid robot. Gynoids appear widely in science fiction film and art. As more realistic humanoid robot design becomes technologically possible, they are also emerging in real-life robot design. Name A gynoid ...
, played by German actress
Brigitte Helm Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm, 17 March 1906 – 11 June 1996) was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double named Futura, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, ''Metropolis''. Early life and ...
in both her robotic-appearing and human-appearing forms in ''
Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...
'', the silent
science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar ...
by famed Austrian-German director
Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
(1927) * Arbeitsmaschine and Kampfmaschine, working robots and fighting robots in the German movie '' Der Herr der Welt'' (1934) by
Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such ...
; the mad scientist Professor Wolf (
Walter Franck Walter Franck (16 April 1896 – 10 August 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1926 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' Master of the World'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * '' Escapade'' (1936) * ''Stronger Tha ...
) is eventually killed by his fighting robot * ''The Tin Man'', voiced by
Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disney' ...
("My name is robot!") from the
Roach Roach may refer to: Animals * Cockroach, various insect species of the order Blattodea * Common roach (''Rutilus rutilus''), a fresh and brackish water fish of the family Cyprinidae ** ''Rutilus'' or roaches, a genus of fishes * California roach ...
comedy short of the same name featuring
Thelma Todd Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she ...
and
Patsy Kelly Patsy Kelly (born Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of short comedy films produced by Hal Ro ...
(1935) * Annihilants, robot soldiers belonging to
Ming the Merciless Ming the Merciless is a fictional character who first appeared in the ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials, television series and film adaptation. Ming is depicted as ...
in the ''
Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
'' film series (1936) * Steel "Killer" Robot in director
William Witney William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: ''Dick Tracy Returns'', ''G-Men vs. the Black ...
's early 1940s film serial of 15 episodes ''
Mysterious Doctor Satan ''Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (also known as ''Doctor Satan's Robot'') is a 1940 American film serial directed by William Witney and John English. Produced by Republic Pictures, the serial stars Edward Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, William Newell, C ...
'' (a.k.a. '' Doctor Satan's Robot'') (1940, re-released in full-length 1966) * ''
The Mechanical Monsters ''The Mechanical Monsters'' (1941) is the second of seventeen animation, animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Fleischer Studios, the story features Superman battling a mad scientist and his army ...
'' in the ''
Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
'' short of the same name (1941)


1950s

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Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, wh ...
, the robot in the film ''
The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Renn ...
'' (1951) (loosely based on Gnut, the robot protagonist of "
Farewell to the Master "Farewell to the Master" is a science fiction short story by American writer Harry Bates. It was first published in the October 1940 issue of '' Astounding Science Fiction''.''Isaac Asimov presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction'', Isaac As ...
" by Harry Bates, the original short story upon which the movie is based) * Mark 1 in ''
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire ''Mother Riley Meets the Vampire'', also known as ''Vampire Over London'' or ''My Son, the Vampire'', is a 1952 British horror comedy film directed by John Gilling, starring Arthur Lucan and Bela Lugosi that was filmed at Nettlefold Studios. ...
'' (1952) * Ro-Man, a robot bent on destroying earth, in the movie ''
Robot Monster ''Robot Monster'' (or ''Monster from Mars'')
'' (1952) * ''
The Twonky ''The Twonky'' is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction/comedy film, produced by A.D. Nast, Jr., Arch Oboler, and Sidney Pink, written and directed by Arch Oboler, and starring Hans Conried, Gloria Blondell, Billy ...
'' (1953) * Nyah's robot, Chani, in the British film ''
Devil Girl from Mars ''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 British black-and-white science fiction film, produced by the Danziger Brothers, directed by David MacDonald and starring Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, and Adrienne Corri. It ...
'' (1954) * Tobor, a robot created to replace astronauts in space in the film ''
Tobor the Great ''Tobor the Great'' (a.k.a. ''Tobor'') is a 1954 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Richard Goldstone, directed by Lee Sholem, and starring Charles Drake, Karin Booth, and Billy Chapin. The film wa ...
'' (1954) * Venusian robots invading Earth in '' Target Earth'' (1954) *
Robby the Robot Robby the Robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film ''Forbidden Planet''. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction films and television programs, which has given him the d ...
in ''
Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox (director), Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on an original film story ...
'' (1956) and ''
The Invisible Boy ''The Invisible Boy'' (aka ''S.O.S Spaceship'') is a 1957 black and white American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by Herman Hoffman, and starring Richard Eyer and Philip Abbott. It is the se ...
'' (1957) * '' Kronos'' (1957) *
Moguera is a 1957 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film begins with a giant fissure destroying an entire village. This leads to an investigation whereby the source is disco ...
, a large, mole-like robot in ''
The Mysterians is a 1957 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film begins with a giant fissure destroying an entire village. This leads to an investigation whereby the source is discov ...
'' (1957) and several subsequent Japanese films * Colossus in '' The Colossus of New York'' (1958) * The Human Robot in '' The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy'' (1958)


1960s

* Omega in ''
First Spaceship on Venus ''Milcząca Gwiazda'' (german: Der schweigende Stern), literal English translation ''The Silent Star'', is a 1960 East German/Polish color science fiction film based on the 1951 science fiction novel ''The Astronauts'' by Polish science fiction wri ...
'' (1960) * Neptune Men, robotic aliens in '' Invasion of the Neptune Men'', starring a young
Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fuku ...
(1961) * Robot John in '' Planet of Storms'' (1962), ''
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women ''Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women'' is a 1968 American science fiction film, one of two films whose footage was taken from the 1962 Cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet SF film ''Planeta Bur'' (''Planet of Storms'') for producer Roger Co ...
'' (1965) and ''
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women ''Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women'' is a 1968 American science fiction film, one of two films whose footage was taken from the 1962 Cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet SF film ''Planeta Bur'' (''Planet of Storms'') for producer Roger Co ...
'' (1968) *The Humanoids (or "Clickers") in ''
The Creation of the Humanoids ''The Creation of the Humanoids'' is a 1962 American science fiction film release, directed by Wesley Barry and starring Don Megowan, Erica Elliot, Frances McCann, Don Doolittle, and Dudley Manlove. The film is not based on the plot of Jack Will ...
'' (1962) *
Talos In Greek mythology, Talos — also spelled Talus (; el, Τάλως, ''Tálōs'') or Talon (; el, Τάλων, ''Tálōn'') — was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's sh ...
in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963) * Alien robots invade Earth in ''
The Earth Dies Screaming ''The Earth Dies Screaming'' is a 1964 British science-fiction horror film directed by Terence Fisher, written by Harry Spalding, and starring Willard Parker, Virginia Field, and Dennis Price.John Hamilton, ''The British Independent Horror Film 1 ...
''. (1964) *
Torg ''Torg'' is a cinematic cross-genre tabletop role-playing game created by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek, with art by Daniel Horne. It was first published by West End Games (WEG) in 1990. Game resolution uses a single twenty-sided die, ''drama ...
in ''
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'' is a 1964 American science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster, produced and written by Paul L. Jacobson, based on a story by Glenville Mareth, that stars John Call as Santa Claus. It also feat ...
'' (1964) * Frank Saunders (a.k.a. "Frankenstein"), an android version of
Frankenstein's monster Frankenstein's monster or Frankenstein's creature, often referred to as simply "Frankenstein", is a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''. Shelley's title thus compares ...
in ''
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster ''Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster'' (sometimes stylized as ''Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster'') is a 1965 science fiction film. It was directed by Robert Gaffney and starred Marilyn Hanold, James Karen and Lou Cutell. It was filmed in Fl ...
'' (1965) * Sexbots or Fembots, including Robot # 11 (Diane) in ''
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'' is a 1965 American International Pictures comedy film, made in Pathécolor, directed by Norman Taurog. It stars Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart and Jack Mullaney, and features Fre ...
'' (1965) and ''
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Le spie vengono dal semifreddo'', lit. "The spies who came in from the cool") is a 1966 Eurospy comedy film, made in Technicolor and directed by Mario Bava. Serving as a sequel to ...
'' (1966), both starring
Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
* Cyborg Garth A7 in ''
Cyborg 2087 ''Cyborg 2087'' is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Franklin Adreon and written by Arthur C. Pierce. The film stars Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey, and Warren Stevens. Plot In 2087, free thought is illegal and the populatio ...
'' (1966) *Robot Operator in ''
The Terrornauts ''The Terrornauts'' is a 1967 British science fiction film produced by Amicus Productions. The film is based on '' The Wailing Asteroid'' by Murray Leinster, adapted for screen by John Brunner. Synopsis Project Star Talk is based at a UK r ...
'' (1967) *
Mechani-Kong is a remote-controlled robot double of King Kong#King Kong (Toho), King Kong introduced in the 1966 animated television series ''The King Kong Show'' and featured again in the 1967 film ''King Kong Escapes''. The robot was created by Dr. Who (who ...
in ''
King Kong Escapes is a 1967 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film was a Japanese– American co-production between Toho and Rankin/Bass, and stars Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Eise ...
'' (1967) * Robot army in ''
Superargo and the Faceless Giants ''Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' ( it, Superargo - L'invincibile Superman, es, Superargo, el gigante, also known as ''Superargo'', ''The King of Criminals'' and ''Superargo the Giant'') is a List of Italian films of 1968, 1968 Italian-Spanis ...
'' (1968)


1970s

* The American defense computer Colossus that takes over the world in '' Colossus: The Forbin Project'' (1970) * The all-robot police force in ''
THX 1138 ''THX 1138'' is a 1971 American social science fiction film co-written and directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written by Walter Murch, the film stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence, wit ...
'' (1971) * Huey, Dewey and Louie, drones in ''
Silent Running ''Silent Running'' is a 1972 American environmental-themed apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse ...
'' (1972) – notable as the first movie in which non-humanoid robots were made mobile by manning them with amputees *
Jet Jaguar is a 1973 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Jun Fukuda, written by Fukuda and Shinichi Sekizawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–E ...
in ''
Godzilla vs. Megalon is a 1973 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Jun Fukuda, written by Fukuda and Shinichi Sekizawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary To ...
'' (1973) * The Gunslinger (played by
Yul Brynner Yuliy Borisovich Briner (russian: link=no, Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the ...
) and other androids in ''
Westworld ''Westworld'' is an American science fiction- thriller media franchise that began with the 1973 film ''Westworld'', written and directed by Michael Crichton. The film depicts a technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populat ...
'' (1973) and ''
Futureworld ''Futureworld'' is a 1976 American science fiction thriller film directed by Richard T. Heffron and written by Mayo Simon and George Schenck. It is a sequel to the 1973 Michael Crichton film ''Westworld'', and is the second installment in the ...
'' (1976) * The robots in ''
Sleeper A sleeper is a person who is sleeping. Sleeper may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Sleeper (Marvel Comics), a Nazi German robot utilized by the Red Skull in Marvel Comics * The Sleeper (Wild Cards), a character in the Wild Ca ...
'' (1973) *
Mechagodzilla is a fictional mecha character that first appeared in the 1974 film ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''. In its debut appearance, Mechagodzilla is depicted as an extraterrestrial villain that confronts Godzilla. In subsequent iterations, Mechagodzill ...
in various ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) * ''
The Stepford Wives ''The Stepford Wives'' is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror" novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife and young mother who suspects that something in Stepford's environment is changing the wives fr ...
'' (1975) – Joanna Eberhart and other women are being replaced with identical robots. * Box in ''
Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...
'' (1976) * Necron-99, later called "Peace" from
Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatric ...
's '' Wizards'' (1977) * Proteus IV from ''
Demon Seed ''Demon Seed'' is a 1977 American science fiction–horror film directed by Donald Cammell. It stars Julie Christie and Fritz Weaver. The film was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Dean Koontz, and concerns the imprisonment and forc ...
'' (1977), an AI computer developed by Alex Harris, that eventually rapes the scientist's wife to be immortal * C-3PO, R2-D2 and all the droids from the ''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' franchise (since 1977 for the main canon, 1976 for the Expanded Universe) * Robot Overlord from the 1977 Italian film '' Cosmos: War of the Planets'' * Alien robot army threatens Earth in ''
Starship Invasions ''Starship Invasions'' is a 1977 Canadian science fiction film directed, produced and written by Ed Hunt and filmed in Toronto, Ontario. It was re-released in the United Kingdom as ''Project Genocide''. Plot The plot concerns the black-clad Legi ...
''. (1977) * Aliens' robot army invades Earth in the Italian film '' War of the Robots''. (1978) * Beba-2 in ''
Message from Space is a 1978 Japanese space opera film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. Produced by Toei with a cost between the equivalent of US$5 and 6 million, it was the most expensive film made in Japan at t ...
'' (1978) * Elle and the Giant Robot in ''
Starcrash ''Starcrash'' ( it, Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione, lit=Starfights beyond the third dimension) is a 1978 space opera film directed and co-written by Luigi Cozzi, and starring Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, David ...
'' (1978) * Sparks, Lomax and others from the 1979 Canadian film ''
H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come ''H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come'' is a 1979 Canadian science fiction film directed by George McCowan, and starring Jack Palance, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Anne-Marie Martin, Carol Lynley, and John Ireland. Although credited as a ...
'' *
Ash Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non- gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash ...
in ''
Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...
'' (1979) * Hermes, an android double of his creator, in ''
Unidentified Flying Oddball ''Unidentified Flying Oddball'' is a 1979 science fiction comedy film. It is based on Mark Twain's 1889 novel ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', directed by Russ Mayberry and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Released in the Un ...
'' (1979) * ''
C.H.O.M.P.S. ''C.H.O.M.P.S.'' is a 1979 American comic science fiction family film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and directed by Don Chaffey. Plot Brian Foster (Wesley Eure), a young inventor, creates a robotic dog for use as part of a home protecti ...
'' (Canine HOMe Protection System), a robotic dog invented by his young owner (1979) * Tilk, Tilly and others in the 1979 Italian film ''
Star Odyssey ''Star Odyssey'' (Italian: ''Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio'' / ''Seven Gold Men in Space'') is a 1979 Italian film directed by Alfonso Brescia. The film is also known as ''Space Odyssey'', ''Metallica'' and ''Captive Planet'' in other video ma ...
'' * Ilia probe, a gynoid double of the original Ilia in '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979) * V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized), B.O.B. (BiO-sanitation Battalion), Maximillian and the androids made out of humans in ''
The Black Hole ''The Black Hole'' is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, ...
'' (1979)


1980s

* Hector in ''
Saturn 3 ''Saturn 3'' is a 1980 British science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. The screenplay was written by Martin Amis, from a story by John Barry (set designer), John B ...
'' (1980) * ''
Galaxina ''Galaxina'' is a low-budget 1980 American science fantasy-comedy film written and directed by William Sachs. The film stars 1980 ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband shortly after the film's rele ...
'' (1980), with
Dorothy Stratten Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980), known professionally as Dorothy Stratten, was a Playboy Playmate and actress, originally from Canada. Stratten was the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playm ...
in the title role * Bubo, a mechanical owl in '' Clash of the Titans'' (1981) * The robot who had sex with a secretary in '' Heavy Metal'' (1981) * Val, Aqua, Phil and others from ''
Heartbeeps ''Heartbeeps'' is a 1981 American romantic science fiction comedy film about two robots who fall in love and decide to strike out on their own. The film was directed by Allan Arkush, written by John Hill, and stars Andy Kaufman and Bernadette ...
'' (1981) * The
replicant A replicant is a fictional bioengineered humanoid featured in the 1982 film ''Blade Runner'' and the 2017 sequel '' Blade Runner 2049'' which is physically indistinguishable from an adult human and often possesses superhuman strength and intel ...
s Roy Batty, Pris, Leon Kowalski, Zhora, Rachael, and
Rick Deckard Rick Deckard is a fictional character and the protagonist of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?''. Harrison Ford portrayed the character in the 1982 film adaptation, ''Blade Runner'', and reprised his role in th ...
in ''
Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick' ...
'' (1982) (the film version of ''
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' (retroactively retitled ''Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'' in some later printings) is a dystopian science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1968. Th ...
'') * The Recognizers, police robots in ''
Tron ''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer a ...
'' (1982) * Max 404 and Cassandra One in '' Android'' (1982) * Beta, an android left on Earth impersonating Alex Rogan while he is in space in ''
The Last Starfighter ''The Last Starfighter'' is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), a teenager recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. It also features Robert ...
'' (1984) *
T-800 T8 or T-8 may refer to the following: Measurement * T8, a Torx screwhead size * T8, a 1 inch fluorescent lamp size * A tornado intensity rating on the TORRO scale Biology * The 8th thoracic vertebra * The T8 spinal nerve Transportation * Trikk ...
, the robot assassin in ''
The Terminator ''The Terminator'' is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whos ...
'' (1984) * Robot Spiders and various other robots, maliciously reprogrammed to kill in '' Runaway'' (1984) * '' D.A.R.Y.L.'' (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform), a robot built to the government to look like a ten-year-old boy in the film '' D.A.R.Y.L.'' (1985) * Tik-Tok in ''
Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is an ...
'' (1985) * Sico, Paulie's robot in ''
Rocky IV ''Rocky IV'' is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Rocky III'' (1982) and is the fourth installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Ca ...
'' (1985) * Spot in '' Eliminators'' (1986) * Killbots in ''
Chopping Mall ''Chopping Mall'' is a 1986 American techno-horror film co-written and directed by Jim Wynorski, produced by Julie Corman, and starring Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, and Barbara Crampton. It f ...
'' (1986) *
Johnny 5 ''Short Circuit'' is a 1986 American comic science fiction, science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning ...
and the other S-A-I-N-T (Strategic-Artificially-Intelligent-Nuclear-Transport) military robots in ''
Short Circuit A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit ...
'' (1986) and ''
Short Circuit 2 ''Short Circuit 2'' is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film, the sequel to the 1986 film ''Short Circuit''. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson and starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahveri, Michael McKean as Fred Ritter, Cynthia Gibb as Sandy ...
'' (1988) and later '' Hot Cars, Cold Facts'' (1990) * Jinx from the film ''
SpaceCamp ''SpaceCamp'' is a 1986 American science fiction adventure film inspired by the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Directed by Harry Winer, story by Patrick Bailey and Larry B. Williams, screenplay by Clifford Green (as W. W. Wicket) and Ca ...
'' (1986) *
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in ''
Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...
'' (1986) * R.A.L.F. (Robotic Assistant Labor Facilitator) and MAX (TriMAXion Drone Ship) in ''
Flight of the Navigator ''Flight of the Navigator'' is a 1986 American science fiction adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Matt MacManus. It stars Joey Cramer as David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by ...
'' (1986) * BB and Samantha in ''
Deadly Friend ''Deadly Friend'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror film directed by Wes Craven, and starring Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Richard Marcus, and Anne Ramsey. Its plot follows a teenage computer prodi ...
'' (1986) * Ulysses, an android in the film ''
Making Mr. Right ''Making Mr. Right'' is a 1987 American science fiction film, science fiction romantic comedy, romantic comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman; starring John Malkovich as Jeff Peters/Ulysses and Ann Magnuson as Frankie Stone. This film is primar ...
'' (1987) * Chip in the '' Not Quite Human'' movie adaptions based on the books by Seth McEvoy (1987) * Dot Matrix in ''
Spaceballs ''Spaceballs'' is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It is primarily a parody of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but also parodies other sci-fi films and popular franchises including ...
'' (1987) * Toaster and Kirby in ''
The Brave Little Toaster ''The Brave Little Toaster'' is a 1987 American animated musical film directed by Jerry Rees. It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch. The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, and Thurl Ra ...
'' film series (1987-1997) * ED-209 in ''
RoboCop ''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferre ...
'' (1987) *
Data In the pursuit of knowledge, data (; ) is a collection of discrete values that convey information, describing quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted ...
,
positronic brain A positronic brain is a fictional technological device, originally conceived by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. It functions as a central processing unit (CPU) for robots, and, in some unspecified way, provides them with a form of consciou ...
android from '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987-2002) * '' R.O.T.O.R.'' (1987), the main antagonist of the movie of the same title * The "fix-its" in '' *batteries not included'' (1987) * Lore, Data's older brother '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988-1990) * ''
Cherry 2000 ''Cherry 2000'' is a 1988 American science-fiction film directed by Steve De Jarnatt and starring Melanie Griffith and David Andrews (actor), David Andrews. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman and Caldecot Chubb. The screenplay was by Michael ...
'' (1988), with
Pamela Gidley Pamela Catherine Gidley (June 11, 1965 – April 16, 2018) was an American actress and model. She began her career as an actress in 1986, debuting in the film ''Thrashin, before appearing in a number of films, including '' Dudes'' (1987), '' C ...
in the title role


1990s

* Quinn and DV-8 from Crash and Burn (1990) * Lal, Data offspring '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990) * MARK13 in '' Hardware'' (1990) * The Enforcer Drone from the 1990 film ''
Spaced Invaders ''Spaced Invaders'' is a 1990 American science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, and Ariana Richards. The film’s title is a pun on the classic video game ''Space Invaders''. Plot The space ...
'' * Johnny Cab from '' Total Recall'' (1990) * Pino Petto from '' Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker'' (1991) *
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and
T-1000 The T-1000 is a fictional Character (arts), character in the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' franchise. A shapeshifter, shapeshifting Android (robot), android Terminator (character concept), Terminator Assassination, assassin, the T-1000 ...
, model Terminators played respectively by
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...
and
Robert Patrick Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked ...
in '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) * The good and evil robotic doubles of Bill and Ted in ''
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the feature directorial debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, and a sequel to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989). ...
'' (1991) * Newman in ''
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird ''And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird'' is a 1991 science fiction family film written and directed by Tony Cookson; foreign language releases were titled ''RoboDad''. Plot Two boys, Joshua (Joshua John Miller) and Max (Edan Gross) attempt to ...
'' (1991) * Eve from '' Eve of Destruction'' (1991) * Mecha-King Ghidorah, a cyborg from ''
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah is a 1991 Japanese ''kaiju'' film written and directed by Kazuki Ōmori and produced by Shōgo Tomiyama. The film, produced and distributed by Toho Studios, is the 18th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and is the third film in the franchise ...
'' (1991) * Alsatia Zevo, the gynoid sister of Leslie Zevo and dollmaker in ''
Toys A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed specifically for adults and pet ...
'' (1992) *
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in ''
Alien 3 ''Alien 3'' (stylized as ''A''LIEN³) is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson, from a story by Vincent Ward. It stars Sigourney Weaver, reprising her r ...
'' (1992) * Otomo, android ninjas from ''
RoboCop 3 ''RoboCop 3'' is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Fred Dekker and written by Dekker and Frank Miller. It is the sequel to the 1990 film ''RoboCop 2'' and the third entry in the ''RoboCop'' franchise. It stars Robert Bur ...
'' (1993) * The Sterilisation Units in ''
A.P.E.X. ''A.P.E.X'' is a 1994 science fiction action film directed by Phillip J. Roth and starring Richard Keats, Mitchell Cox, Lisa Ann Russell, and Marcus Aurelius. The plot concerns a group of scientists who explore the past using robotic probes know ...
'' (1994) * J5 in ''
Blankman ''Blankman'' is a 1994 American superhero comedy parody film directed by Mike Binder and starring Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier. It was written by Wayans and J. F. Lawton. Plot As kids, Darryl and Kevin Walker grew up as fans of the tele ...
'' (1994) * Wallace's Techno Trousers in Nick Park's animated short '' Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers'' (1994) * "SID 6.7", the villain in the film ''
Virtuosity ''Virtuosity'' is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Howard W. Koch Jr. served as an executive producer for the film. The film was released in the United Sta ...
'' (1995) as a nanotech synthetic android, played by
Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor. He was born in New Zealand, spent ten years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age twenty one. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maxi ...
* David, Becker and Jessica from '' Screamers'' (1995) based on the short story "
Second Variety "Second Variety" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in ''Space Science Fiction'' magazine, in May 1953. Set in a world where war between the Soviet Union and United Nations has reduced most of the ...
" by Philip K. Dick * Project 2501 in the movie adaptation of
Masamune Shirow , better known by his pen name , is a Japanese manga artist. Shirow is best known for the manga ''Ghost in the Shell'', which has since been turned into three theatrical anime films, two anime television series, an anime television movie, an an ...
's ''
Ghost in the Shell ''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell'' ...
'' – Japanese
manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
anime describes AI surveillance of the population (1995) * '' Evolver'', villain from the 1995 film * ''
Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
'' (1996), based on Robert Mason's 1989 novel ''
Weapon A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, s ...
'' * Call in ''
Alien Resurrection ''Alien Resurrection'' is a 1997 American science fiction horror film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Joss Whedon, and starring Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder. It is the fourth installment of the ''Alien'' franchise, and was f ...
'' (1997) * The seductive Fembot assassins in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and in the rest of the ''Austin Powers'' series; in '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999), it's revealed that the character
Vanessa Kensington The following is a list of fictional characters from the ''Austin Powers'' series of films. ''Austin Powers'' is a series of American spy action comedy films: '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who ...
was a fembot, and in
Austin Powers in Goldmember ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' is a 2002 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the third in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and stars Mike Myers in four roles: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. Myers and M ...
(2002),
Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
plays herself as one. * Weebo in '' Flubber'' (1997) * "Robot" in ''
Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series fo ...
'' (1998), a movie based on the TV series * Astor, an android played by Stacey Williams in '' Gangster World'' (1998) * ''
The Iron Giant ''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was publish ...
'' (1999), a film version of the
Ted Hughes Edward James "Ted" Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest wri ...
children's novel '' The Iron Man'' * Andrew, played by
Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...
and others, the robot servant in ''
The Bicentennial Man ''The Bicentennial Man'' is a novelette in the ''Robot'' series by American writer Isaac Asimov. According to the foreword in ''Robot Visions'', Asimov was approached to write a story, along with a number of other authors who would do the same ...
'' (1999), based on a short story by
Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...
* The Sentinels from ''
The Matrix ''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...
'' (1999) *
Battle Droid In the ''Star Wars'' space opera franchise, a droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence''.'' The term is a clipped form of " android", a word originally reserved for robots designed to look and act like a huma ...
s from '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' to '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' * RoboGadget in ''
Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series ''Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated s ...
'' (1999) *
Bender Bending Rodríguez Bender Bending Rodríguez (designated in-universe as Bending Unit 22, unit number 1,729, serial number 27160571,729 is the smallest number that can be represented as the sum of two cubes in two ways, 1³ + 12³ = 9³ + 10³, serial number 27160 ...
(Bending Unit 22) a.k.a. Bender from the ''
Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...
'' TV series and direct to DVD movies


2000s

* AMEE (Autonomous Mapping Exploration and Evasion), the robot scout in the film '' Red Planet'' (2000) who gets stuck in military mode and destroys the human crew of the spaceship * Goddard,
Jimmy Neutron James Isaac Neutron is the titular and main character from the film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and its spin-off Nickelodeon computer animated television series ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius''. Created by show runner John ...
's robot pet dog in '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (2001) * Tima, a female android robot in the anime film ''
Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...
'' (2001) * SIMON, from '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001) * Many robots, including David, the lead character, in ''
A.I. Artificial Intelligence ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' (also known as ''A.I.'') is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Spielberg and screen story by Ian Watson were based on the 1969 short story "Supertoys Last All ...
'' (2001); based on the "Supertoys" of
Brian Aldiss Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist, and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for ...
' short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" * Kay-Em 14, female android in the tenth installment of the ''
Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. ...
'' franchise, ''
Jason X ''Jason X'' is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder in his fourth and final cinematic appearance as Jason Voorhees. It is ...
'' (2002) * Spyder robots, used by the
PreCrime ''Pre-crime'' (or ''precrime'') is the idea that the occurrence of a crime can be anticipated before it happens. The term was coined by science fiction author Philip K. Dick, and is increasingly used in academic literature to describe and critici ...
police force to locate and identify "perpetrators" in ''
Minority Report Minority Report may refer to: * Minority report (Poor Law), published by the UK Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905–09 * "Minority Report", a 1949 science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon * "The Minority Report ...
'' (2002) * Bruno from ''
The Adventures of Pluto Nash ''The Adventures of Pluto Nash'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy (in a dual role), Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter B ...
'' (2002) * ''
S1M0NE ''Simone'' (stylized as ''S1M0̸NE'') is a 2002 American satirical science fiction film written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Rachel Roberts, Jay Mohr, and Winona Ryder. The s ...
'' (derived from SIMulation ONE), title character played by Rachel Roberts and starring
Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he has received numerous accolades: including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy ...
(2002) * Bio-Electronic Navigator a.k.a. B.E.N., an absent-minded robot from
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
's 2002 film ''
Treasure Planet ''Treasure Planet'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The 43rd Disney animated feature film, it is a science fiction adaptatio ...
'' * B-4, Data's and Lore's older brother in '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002) * US 47 in the 2002
Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
language film ''
Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...
'' * R4-P17 and the Droid Army in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) *
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...
as the T-850 Terminator and
Kristanna Loken Kristanna Loken (born October 8, 1979) is a Norwegian American actress and model. She is known for her roles in the films '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003), ''BloodRayne'' (2005) and ''Bounty Killer'' (2013) and on the TV series ''P ...
as the
T-X The T-X (referred to as the Terminatrix in some appearances until other terminatrix (female terminators) appeared) is the name of a fictional cyborg assassin who appears in the ''Terminator'' franchise. The T-X model is a gynoid assassin and i ...
Terminatrix in '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003) * G2 from ''
Inspector Gadget 2 ''Inspector Gadget 2'' (sometimes called ''Inspector 2 Gadget'' and ''IG2'') is a 2003 American superhero comedy film released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on March 11, 2003. The film is based on the 1983 cartoon series created by DIC Enterta ...
'' (2003) * The robot butler B166ER and the residents of the machine nation of Zero-One in the film shorts " The Second Renaissance Part I" and " The Second Renaissance Part II" from ''
The Animatrix is a 2003 adult animated science-fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis. The film details through nine animated short films the backstory of ''The Matrix'' film series, including the original war between humanity and machines which l ...
'' (2003) * The Sentinels from the ''Matrix'' series (1999–2003) * The robot from '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005) * The "dolls", including Ria, in ''
Natural City ''Natural City'' () is a 2003 South Korean science fiction film, set in a dystopianNatural City Review
'' (2003) * R.A.L.P.H. in '' Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams'' (2002) * Sonny (Type NS-5) and many others in ''
I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' betw ...
'' (2004) * Omnidroid, a series of intelligent and destructive robots developed by
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to fight and kill "Supers" in ''
The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah V ...
'' (2004) * The monstrous robot dog in ''
Rottweiler The Rottweiler (, ) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs were known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered mea ...
'' (2004) * The great spirit Mata Nui, god robot from the ''Bionicle'' franchise; and the Vahki, the robot police enforcers in '' Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' (2004) * The entire cast of ''
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'' (2005) *
Marvin the Paranoid Android Marvin the Paranoid Android is a fictional character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series by Douglas Adams. Marvin is the ship's robot aboard the starship ''Heart of Gold''. Originally built as one of many failed prototypes of Sir ...
in ''
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'' (2005) * "EDI" (Extreme Deep Invader") from '' Stealth'' (2005) * ''
Transmorphers ''Transmorphers'' is a 2007 American science fiction alien invasion film released direct-to-DVD on June 26, 2007. It was written and directed by Leigh Scott and produced by David Michael Latt and The Asylum, "a studio whose work gets slightly mo ...
'', title characters from the 2007
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movie * DOR-15 and Carl in ''
Meet the Robinsons ''Meet the Robinsons'' is a 2007 American computer-animated science-fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 47th animated film produc ...
'' (2007) * Iron Avengers from '' Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow'' (2007) * Billybot and Mandroid from the 2007
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original movie, ''
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''. * Giddy from ''
Battle for Terra ''Battle for Terra'', originally screened as ''Terra'', is a 2007 American computer-animated action-adventure science fiction film, based on the short film ''Terra'', about a race of beings on a peaceful alien planet who face destruction from colon ...
'' (2007) * ''
RoboDoc ''RoboDoc'' is a 2008 American science fiction comedy film that is distributed by National Lampoon. The comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, espec ...
'' (MD 63) from the 2008 '' National Lampoon'' film of the same name * WALL-E, EVE, M-O, GO-4, SECUR-T, PR-T, BURN-E, WALL-A and all other robot characters from the 2008 film ''
WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, pro ...
'' and the 2008
short Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as ...
'' BURN-E'' * Gort, the robot in the film ''
The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Renn ...
'' (2008), remake of ''
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'' (1951) * "The Golden Army", robot horde from '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008) * The robot ninjas from ''
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword ''Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword'' is a 2009 direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery martial arts film, as well as the thirteenth entry in a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday morning cartoon franchi ...
'' (2008) * ''
Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' vo ...
'' and other robot characters from the 2009 film of the same name * Several characters in ''
Terminator Salvation ''Terminator Salvation'' is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' franchise and serves as a sequel to '' Termin ...
'' (2009) including Marcus Wright, the T-800, several T-600's, The Motor-Terminators and The Harvester * GERTY 3000 from the 2009 film ''
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'' * The Stitchpunks and others from the animated film '' 9'' (2009) * Robo from ''
Super Capers ''Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion'' is a 2009 American superhero comedy film and a parody of superhero films, written and directed by Ray Griggs, and starring Justin Whalin, Michael Rooker, Ryan McPartlin, Samuel Lloyd, D ...
'' (2009)


2010s

* Android, Robot gladiator in ''
Planet Hulk "Planet Hulk" is a Marvel Comics storyline that ran primarily through issues of ''The Incredible Hulk'' starting in 2006. Written by Greg Pak, it dealt with the Marvel heroes' decision to send the Hulk away, his acclimation to and conquest of the ...
'' (2010) * Brainbots, Megamind's robotic jellyfish assistants in ''
Megamind ''Megamind'' is a 2010 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Tom McGrath from a screenplay by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, the film stars the ...
'' (2010) * Chitti, a humanoid robot played by
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, built to obey the three laws of Asimov, turns evil in ''
Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny De ...
'' (2010) * Paws, Kitty Galore's robotic
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in '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' (2010) * Candy Droober, Franklin Droober, Maureen Droober and Trace Mayter in '' Android Re-Enactment'' (2011) * Atom, and Many characters from the film ''
Real Steel ''Real Steel'' is a 2011 American science fiction sports drama film starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks Pictures. The film is based on the short story "Steel", written by Richard Mathe ...
'' (2011) * Max, a robotic butler played by
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, Gris, a free-thinking robotic cat, tiny robot horses and SI-9 in ''
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'' (2011) * '80s Robot in ''
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'' (2011) * Robot 7, from ''
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'' (2011) * David 8 and Walter One, androids played by Michael Fassbender in ''Prometheus (2012 film), Prometheus'' (2012) and ''Alien: Covenant'' (2017) * Tet, a tetrahedron in Earth's orbit that enslaved the human population, and cloned workers to maintain drones that keep humans from using the generators in ''Oblivion (2013 film), Oblivion'' (2013) * MecWilly, in the pub scene in the Italian film ' (2013) * Jaegers, man-made, 250-ft war machines built to fight giant monsters called kaiju, who emerge from a portal in the Pacific Ocean to attack humanity, in ''Pacific Rim (film), Pacific Rim'' (2013) * Dr. Wallace Damon, chief of a research group of investigation about UFOs from ''The Signal (2014 film), The Signal'' (2014) * Sheriff Not-a-Robot, a robotic sheriff from the Old West and the Micro Managers, Lord Business' henchmen in ''The Lego Movie'' (2014) * Baymax, an inflatable healthcare companion robot in ''Big Hero 6 (film), Big Hero 6'' (2014) * TARS and CASE, adaptable rectangle robots in ''Interstellar (film), Interstellar'' (2014) * Ultron (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Ultron, an evil android portrayed by James Spader, and the Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Vision, a synthezoid portrayed by Paul Bettany, in ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) * Ava, the android in ''Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina'' (2015) * Athena, the audio-animatronic droid recruiter in ''Tomorrowland (film), Tomorrowland'' (2015) * Intergalactic Advocate Bob, the assistance android that guides Jupiter Jones through the bureaucratic process in ''Jupiter Ascending (film), Jupiter Ascending'' (2015) *
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, the robot protector in ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015) * ''Chappie (film), CHAPPiE'', the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself, from the movie of the same name (2015) * MOOSE and the Scouts in ''CHAPPiE'' * Rob-Monkey, Gorilla Grodd's minions from ''Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom'' (2015) * BB-8, an astromech droid in ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) * Arthur, an android bartender portrayed by Michael Sheen in ''Passengers (2016 film), Passengers'' (2016) * Kit, Okra, OX King, Victor and Wilmer in ''Bling (film), Bling'' (2016) * K-2SO, a Rebel-owned Imperial enforcer droid in ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) *Morgan, a female humanoid from Morgan (2016 film), Morgan (2016) * S.A.R.-003, During the battle, Mills discovers an advanced S.A.R. (Study Analyze Reprogram), in ''Kill Command'' (2016) * Bennie and Jet, robot dogs in ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017) * K, Luv, Freysa, Sapper Morton and Mariette, replicants in ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) * A.X.L., a robotic dog in ''A.X.L.'' (2018) * Cybots and the Robo-Clowns, The Joker's minions from ''Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash'' (2018) * Nimani in ''A.I. Rising'' (2018) * L3-37, played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018) * Alita (Battle Angel Alita), Alita, an amnesiac cyborg girl who is guided by cyborg scientist Dr. Dyson Ido to learn about her destiny, while fighting alongside or against other Hunter-Warriors in ''Alita: Battle Angel'' (2019) * Chucky (character), Chucky, killer robot doll in ''Child's Play (2019 film), Child's Play'' (2019) * Foodio (Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus), a robot built to end world hunger in ''Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'' (2019)


2020s

* Sox, a robotic cat from Pixar's ''Lightyear (film), Lightyear'' (2022)


Television films and series


1960s and earlier

* Mechano, the robotic cat programmed to kill or banish mice from houses, from the 1952 episode, "Push-Button Kitty" of Tom and Jerry. * ''Adventures of Superman (TV series), Adventures of Superman'' (1952–1958), "The Runaway Robot" episode (1953). * In ''The Thin Man (TV series), The Thin Man'' (1957–1959): ** Robby (
Robby the Robot Robby the Robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film ''Forbidden Planet''. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction films and television programs, which has given him the d ...
), a robot accused of murder in the episode "Robot Client" (1958) * In ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' (1961–1962): ** Alicia, an android in the episode "The Lonely (The Twilight Zone), The Lonely" (1959) ** Jana, an android, played by Inger Stevens, who is unaware that she is a robot, in "The Lateness of the Hour (The Twilight Zone), The Lateness of the Hour" (1960) ** The electrical grandmother in the episode "I Sing the Body Electric (The Twilight Zone), I Sing the Body Electric" (1962) ** Allen, a robot who falls in love with a human girl in the episode "In His Image" (1962) ** The Robot Simon (
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) in the episode "Uncle Simon" (1963) ** Mr. Whipple's robot replacement (
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) in the episode "The Brain Center at Whipple's" (1963) * Andromeda in ''A for Andromeda'' (1961) * In ''Supercar (TV series), Supercar'' (1961–1962): ** The Robot Servants of Professor Watkins in the episode "The Lost City" (1961) * Rosie the Robot Maid, Rosie the Maid, Mac and UniBlab in ''The Jetsons'' (1962) * In ''Hazel (TV series), Hazel'' (1961–1966): ** A robot maid (
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) in the episode "Rosie's Contract" (1962) * In ''Fireball XL5'' (1962–1963): ** Robert, the transparent auto-pilot robot invented by Professor Matic ** The Granatoid Robots in the episode "The Granatoid Tanks" (1963) ** The Robots of Robotvia in the episode "Trial By Robot" (1963) * Various unnamed robots in ''Space Patrol (1962 TV series), Space Patrol'' (1963–1964) (US title: ''Planet Patrol'') * In ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'' (1963–64) ** Trent, an android from the far future in the episode "Demon with a Glass Hand" (1964) ** Adam Link, a robot accused of the murder of his creator in the episode "I, Robot (1964 The Outer Limits), I, Robot" (1964) * In ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' (Seasons One to Six) (1963–1969) (see also List of Doctor Who robots): ** The Ice Soldiers in the serial ''The Keys of Marinus'' (1964) ** The List of Doctor Who robots#Mechonoid, Mechonoids, robot enemies of the Daleks in the serial ''The Chase (Doctor Who), The Chase'' (1965) ** A robot double of the Doctor created by the Daleks in the serial ''The Chase (Doctor Who), The Chase'' (1965) ** The Chumblies in the serial ''Galaxy 4'' (1965) ** The War Machines in the serial ''The War Machines'' (1966) ** The Yeti in the serials ''The Abominable Snowmen'' (1967) and ''The Web of Fear'' (1968) ** The Servo Robot in the serial ''The Wheel in Space'' (1968) ** The Quarks in the serial ''The Dominators'' (1968) ** The White Robots and the Clockwork Soldiers in the serial ''The Mind Robber'' (1968) * In ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'' (1965–1966): ** Braman, a robot invented by Brains seen in the episodes "Sun Probe" (1965), "Edge of Impact" (1965) and "The Cham-Cham" (1966) ** The plutonium store Security Robots in the episode "30 Minutes After Noon" (1965) * ''Astro Boy (1960s), Astro Boy'' in the Japanese animated series (1963–1966) * Rhoda Miller (a.k.a. AF709) in ''My Living Doll'' (1964), a fembot played by Julie Newmar * ''Gigantor'' (1963–1966), Japanese animated TV series about the giant titular robot. * In ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' (1965–1969): ** The Cybernauts in the episodes "The Cybernauts" (1965) and "Return of the Cybernauts" (1967) ** Robot duplicates in the episode "Never, Never Say Die" (1967) * Tobor, the android in the Japanese anime series ''8 Man'' (1965) and his older, stronger but less sophisticated sister Samantha 7 * The Deep Space Probe in "The Indestructible Man" (1965) episode of ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' (1964–1968) * Giant Toy Robot in "The Fun-Fun Killer" (1966) episode of ''Honey West (TV series), Honey West'' (1965–1966) * In ''Lost in Space'' (1965–1968): ** Robot B-9 (a.k.a. The Robot), Class M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot assigned to the space craft ''Jupiter 2'' ** The Robotoid (
Robby the Robot Robby the Robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film ''Forbidden Planet''. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction films and television programs, which has given him the d ...
) in the episode "War of the Robots" (1966) ** Verda, a gynoid in the episodes "The Android Machine" (1966) and "Revolt of the Androids" (1967) ** Raddion, a male android in the episode "The Dream Monster" (1966) ** The IDAK Super Androids in the episode "Revolt of the Androids" (1967) ** The Industro Mini Robots in the episode "The Mechanical Men" (1967) ** The robot prison guard (
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) in the episode "Condemned of Space" (1967) ** The Xenian Androids in the episode "Kidnapped in Space" (1967) ** The Female Robot and Mechanical Men in the episode "Deadliest of the Species" (1967) ** The Junkman in the episode "Junkyard in Space" (1968) * In ''Ultra Seven'' (1967–68): **Windom, one of the three capsule monsters used by Ultraseven **King Joe in the episode "Ultra Garrison Goes West, Part 1" **Zero One, a human female looking android in the episode "Android Zero Directive" **Crazygon, a robot designed by an alien race to steal cars. * In ''Get Smart'' (1965–1970): ** Hymie the Robot, a robot originally created by KAOS an organization of evil, but turned to the side of good and niceness by CONTROL agent Maxwell Smart; first appeared in episode 19, "Back to the Old Drawing Board" * In ''Gilligan's Island'': ** The Government test robot in the episode "Gilligan's Living Doll" (1966) * In ''Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles'' ** Frankenstein Jr * In ''The Addams Family'' (1964–1966): ** Smiley the Robot (
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) in the episode "Lurch's Little Helper" (1966) * In ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' (1966–1969): ** Dr. Roger Korby, Andrea, Dr. Brown, Ruk and the Kirk android in the episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (1966) ** Nomad, a sentient robot probe in the episode "The Changeling" (1967) ** The Norman, Alice, Herman, Barbara, Maizie, Annabelle and Trudy series androids and the Stella Mudd androids in the episode "I, Mudd" (1967) ** Rayna Kapec in the episode "Requiem for Methuselah" (1969) ** The android replicas of Mr. Atoz in the episode "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) * Serendipity Dog, a robot dog who asks questions on the BBC children's science series ''Tom Tom (TV series), Tom Tom'' (1966–1969) * Robot "driver" of the race car ''Speed Racer#The Melange and the X3, Melange / X3'' in the ''Speed Racer'' episodes List of Speed Racer episodes, "Revenge of Marengo (Part one)" and "(Part two)" / "Race for Revenge: Part 1" and "Part 2" (1967) * Giant Robo/Flying Robot and others in the series ''Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot'' (1967–1968) * In ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' (1967–1968): ** The Mysteron construction robots in the episode "Crater 101" (1968) * Mildred the Maid (
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) in ''The Banana Splits Adventure Hour'' (1968–1970) * In ''Joe 90'' (1968–1969): ** The Spider riot control robots in the episode "The Professional" (1969) * In ''Land of the Giants'' (1968–1970): ** Professor Gorn's Super Giant Robot, a giant android, in the episode "The Mechanical Man" (1969) * ''Slim John'', rebel robot in the BBC series (1969)


1970s

* Robot dog Dynomutt in animated series ''Dynomutt, Dog Wonder'' * Zed, the rebel robot in ''The Ed and Zed Show'' () * In ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' (Seasons 7 to 17) (1970–1980): ** The IMC Mining Robot in the serial ''Colony in Space'' (1971) ** The Sontaran Knight Robot in the serial ''The Time Warrior'' (1973–1974) ** The K1 Robot invented by Professor Kettlewell in the serial ''Robot (Doctor Who), Robot'' (1974–1975) ** The Sontaran Surveillance Robot in the serial ''The Sontaran Experiment'' (1975) ** The Osirian Service Robots, mummy-like robot servants of Sutekh in the serial ''Pyramids of Mars'' (1975) ** The Kraal Androids, including android duplicates of the Doctor, Harry Sullivan and RSM Benton, in the serial ''The Android Invasion'' (1975) ** Dum, Voc and Supervoc robots in the serial ''The Robots of Death'' (1977) ** K9 (Doctor Who), K9, the Doctor's robot dog companion with encyclopaedic knowledge and vast computer intelligence, created by Professor Marius and introduced in the serial ''The Invisible Enemy (Doctor Who), The Invisible Enemy'' (1977) ** The Seers of the Oracle in the serial ''Underworld (Doctor Who), Underworld'' (1978) ** K9 MkII, the second version of the Doctor's robot dog companion, introduced in the serial ''The Ribos Operation'' (1978) ** The Polyphase Avatron, the Captain's robot parrot in the serial ''The Pirate Planet'' (1978) ** The Taran Androids, including an android duplicate of Romana, in the serial ''The Androids of Tara'' (1978) ** The Movellans, android enemies of the Daleks, in the serial ''Destiny of the Daleks'' (1979) * Numerous android characters in the Japanese superhero series ''Kikaider'' (1972), including the title character * S.A.M. (Super Automated Machine) the "perfect machine" robot in ''Sesame Street'' (1969–present), introduced in episode 0406 (1972) * In ''Here Come the Double Deckers, Here Come the Double Deckers!'' (1971): ** Robbie, a dancing robot invented by Brains in the episode "Robbie the Robot" (1971) * In ''Columbo (TV series), Columbo'' (1971–1993): ** MM7 (
Robby the Robot Robby the Robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film ''Forbidden Planet''. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction films and television programs, which has given him the d ...
) in the episode "Mind Over Mayhem" (1974) * In ''Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt'', a German television series for children (1972): ** Robbi a.k.a. ROB 344–66/IIIa, co-pilot of the ''Fliewatüüt'' and student of a third class at robot school (1972) * In ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (1972–1975): ** "Mr. R.I.N.G." (Robomatic Internalized Nerve Ganglia), a top secret military robot in the episode of the same name (1975) * In ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' (1973–1978): ** A robot double of Major Fred Sloane in the episode "Day of the Robot" (1974) ** A robot double of Oscar Goldman in the episode "Return of the Robot Maker" (1975) ** Sasquatch, the robot watchdog of marooned aliens in the episodes "The Secret of Bigfoot – Part 1" (1976), "The Secret of Bigfoot – Part 2" (1976), "The Return of Bigfoot – Part 1" (1976) and "Bigfoot V" (1977) ** The Fembots and a robot double of Oscar Goldman in the episode "Kill Oscar – Part II" (1976) ** Death Probe, a Soviet Venusian robot probe in the episodes "Death Probe – Part 1" (1977), "Death Probe – Part 2" (1977), "Return of the Death Probe – Part 1" (1978) and "Return of the Death Probe – Part 2" (1978) * Questor in ''The Questor Tapes'' (1974) * In ''Space: 1999'' (1975–1977): ** The Servant of the Guardian in the episode "Guardian of Piri" (1975) ** Gwent, a sentient spaceship in the episode "The Infernal Machine (Space: 1999), The Infernal Machine" (1976) ** Zarl, Zamara and the other Vegan androids in the episode "One Moment of Humanity" (1976) ** Brian the Brain in the episode "Brian the Brain" (1976) ** A robot double of Maya in the episode "The Taybor" (1976) ** The Cloud Creature in the episode "The Beta Cloud" (1976) * Fi and Fum, the time-travelling androids from the children's series ''The Lost Saucer'' (1975–1976) * In ''The New Avengers (TV series), The New Avengers'' (1976–1977): ** A Cybernaut in the episode "The Last of the Cybernauts...??" (1976) * In ''Ark II'' (1976): ** Alfie the Robot (
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) in the episode "The Robot" (1976) * In ''The Bionic Woman'' (1976–1978): ** Sasquatch, the robot watchdog of marooned aliens in the episode "The Return of Bigfoot – Part 2" (1976) ** The Fembots in the episodes "Kill Oscar" (1976), "Kill Oscar – Part III" (1976), "Fembots in Las Vegas – Part 1" (1977) and "Fembots in Las Vegas – Part 2" (1977) * Yo-Yo, a.k.a. Geogory Yoyonovitch in ''Holmes & Yo-Yo'' (1976) * Officer Haven in ''Future Cop (TV series), Future Cop'' (1976–77) * In ''The Fantastic Journey'' (1977): ** Cyrus, Rachel, Daniel, Michael and the other android members of Jonathan Willoway's community in the episode "Beyond the Mountain" (1977) * In ''
Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...
'' (1977–78): ** REM, a male android who joins Logan and Jessica in their search for Sanctuary ** Draco, a male android, and Siri, a gynoid, in the pilot TV movie (1977) ** Friend and Nanny, Lisa's robot companions in the episode "The Innocent" (1977) ** Ariana, a gynoid, in the episode "Futurepast" (1978) * The Clinkers in ''Shields and Yarnell'' (1977–78) * Peepo, the robot in the children's series ''Space Academy'' (1977–1979) * In ''Space Sentinels'' (1977): ** MO (Maintenance Operator), Sentinel One's maintenance robot * Haro (anime), Haro in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) * Voltes V of the Japanese animated series ''Chōdenji Machine Voltes V'' (1977) * P.O.P.S. (Robot B-9 modified) in ''Mystery Island'' (1977–78) * 7-Zark-7 and 1-Rover-1 in the animated series ''Battle of the Planets'' (1978) * In ''Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' (1978–1979): ** The Cylon (1978), Cylons, mechanical men created by a race of reptile-like creatures ** Muffit Two, a robot daggit who becomes Boxey's pet ** Lucifer (Battlestar Galactica), Lucifer, an IL series Cylon, the robot assistant to Count Baltar introduced in "Saga of a Star World – Part III" (1978) ** Specter, an I-L series Cylon, the garrison commander on Antilla in the episode "The Young Lords" (1978) ** Hector and Vector in the episode "Greetings from Earth" (1979) * IQ-9 in ''Star Blazers'' (1978–1984), originally called "Analyzer" in ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (1974–1980) * H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics) in the Fantastic Four (1978 TV series), 1978 ''Fantastic Four'' animated series * ''Blake's 7'' (1978–81) featured several robots and androids. * In ''Wonder Woman (TV series), The New Adventures of Wonder Woman'' (1977–1979): ** Dr. Solano's swordmaster robot in the pilot movie "The Return of Wonder Woman" (1977) ** Orlick Hoffman's android duplicates of Dr. Tobias, Dr. Prescott, Dr. Lazaar and Wonder Woman in the episode "The Deadly Toys" (1977) ** Rover, the IADC's robot dog, Cori, William Havitol's robot secretary, and Havitol's evil duplicate of Rover in the episode "IRAC is Missing" (1978) * In ''Quark (TV series), Quark'' (1977–1978): ** Andy the Robot, a cowardly robot built by Adam Quark from spare parts * In ''Mork & Mindy'' (1978–1982): ** Chuck the Robot (
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) in the episode "Dr. Morkenstein" (1979) * In ''Salvage 1'' (1979): ** Mermadon, a junked government-constructed android in the episode "Mermadon" (1979) * In ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (First Season) (1979–1980): ** Twiki, Buck's ambuquad robot who wears Dr. Theopolis, a brilliant talking computer, around his neck ** Tina, a golden ambuquad that Twiki falls in love with in the episode "Cruise Ship to the Stars" ** Humanoid robot security guards in the episode "Unchained Woman" * W1k1 (or Wiki), the pocket-sized robot in the children's series ''Jason of Star Command'' (1979–1981) * The TV movie ''Romie-0 and Julie-8'' (1979) features two androids who fall in love.


1980s

* Armstrong, a robot in ''DuckTales'' (1987) * Robot 67 Bright 2, a robot who appears in two episodes of a week in ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in 1983 * Metal Mickey, the Wilberforces' household robot in ''Metal Mickey'' (1980–1983) * In ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (Second Season) (1981): ** Twiki, Buck's ambuquad robot, and Crichton, a robot created by Dr Goodfellow * In ''
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'' (Seasons Eighteen to Twenty-Six) (1980–1989): ** The Gundan War Robots in the serial ''Warriors' Gate'' (1981) ** The Urbankan Androids in the serial ''Four to Doomsday'' (1982) ** The Terileptil Android in the serial ''The Visitation (Doctor Who), The Visitation'' (1982) ** The Cybermen's Androids in the serial ''Earthshock'' (1982) ** Kamelion, a shape-changing android introduced in the serial ''The King's Demons'' (1983) ** K9 MkIII, Sarah Jane Smith's robot dog companion, in the episode ''The Five Doctors'' (1983) ** The Raston Warrior Robot in the episode ''The Five Doctors'' (1983) ** The Daleks' Androids, including android duplicates of the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, in the serial ''Resurrection of the Daleks'' (1984) ** The Androzani Androids created by Sharaz Jek, including android duplicates of the Doctor and Peri in the serial ''The Caves of Androzani'' (1984) ** The Karfelan Android in the serial ''Timelash'' (1985) ** Drathro and the L1 robot in the serial ''The Trial of a Time Lord'' (1986) * Driller, in the series ''ThunderCats'' (1985) * Berbils, robot bears of the animated kids TV show ''ThunderCats'' (1985-1987) * Sillycone, the butler of the animated kids TV show ''The Bluffers'' (1986) ** The Robotic Cleaners in the serial ''Paradise Towers'' (1987) ** The Kandy Man, a robot made from sweets (candy) in the serial ''The Happiness Patrol'' (1988) ** The Bus Conductor and the Robot Clowns in the serial ''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'' (1988–1989) * KARR (Knight Rider), KARR ('Knight Automated Roving Robot), an early prototype of KITT in ''Knight Rider (1982 TV series), Knight Rider'' (1982–1986) * In ''Terrahawks'' (1983–1986): ** Zelda, Yung-Star, Cy-Star and It-Star, evil androids from the planet Guk ** Sergeant Major Zero, Space Sergeant 101, Dix-Huit and many other Zeroids, spherical battle robots ** Dr. Kiljoy, Zeroid robot doctor in the episodes "The Ugliest Monster of All" (1983), "Zero's Finest Hour" (1984) and "Operation Zero" (1986) * Roboz, the orange robot invented by Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky in ''Riptide (American TV series), Riptide'' (1984–1986) * The B.A.T. (G.I. Joe), B.A.T.s (Battle Android Trooper) of the evil Cobra Organization in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' series, first appeared in 1986 * The GoBots of ''Challenge of the GoBots'' (1984–1985) * The Transformers of various ''
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'' television series (1984–present) * Voltron of ''Voltron: Defender of the Universe'' (1984–1986) * Roboto from ''Masters of the Universe'' (1984) * The Orbots—Tor, Bort, Bo, Boo, Crunch, and Ohno from ''Mighty Orbots'' (1984) * An enemy Bioroid pilot was described by a scientist in the ''Masters'' story (1985) of the ''Robotech'' science fiction series as a very advanced android with some sort of bio-electric device "as an artificial soul." ''Robotech'' adapted this story from ''Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross'' Japanese animated series (1984), in which these pilots are humans with mechanical implants instead of androids with artificial souls. * The synthoids from several episodes of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' series (1985) * V.I.C.I. (Voice Input Child Indenticant), the 10-year-old android built by Ted Lawson on ''Small Wonder (TV series), Small Wonder'' (1985) ** Vanessa from ''Small Wonder'' * Buzzwang, an android customised as a galaxy ranger on ''The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'' (1986) * Tobor, the Shadow-double of ''Mighty Orbots'' from the episode "Devil's Asteroid" (1986) * ''Robo Story'', French cartoon with various robots in its main cast * Conky 2000, robot who gives out the secret word in ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986–1991) * T-Bob, a droid developed and owned by List of M.A.S.K. toys & characters, Scott Trakker, from the animated television series ''M.A.S.K.'', closely resembling R2-D2, and perhaps even a direct successor as an adapted Tx-series Industrial Automaton astromech droid, as implied by the show's storyline. * The Robot Masters from the ''Mega Man'' series (1987) * In ''Bionic Six'' (1987–1989) ** F.L.U.F.F.I., the Bionic Six's pet/family-member gorilla-bot and Dr. Scarab's Cyphrons * Material for the ''Robotech II: The Sentinels'' (1987) and ''Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' (2007) sequels described a character named Janice Em as a "sexy robot" with an "android body." JANICE is an acronym (according to the voice actress Chase Masterson in the video: ''The Face behind the Voice'' mini-documentary) which means: Junctioned Artificial Neuro-Integrated Cybernetic Entity. * Lil Bulb, robot with a light bulb for head, created by Gyro Gearloose on DuckTales (1987-1989) * There were many robots featured in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', including the Foot Soldier ninjas, Metalhead the robotic turtle, MACC the cowboy robot from the future, the Turtle Terminator, REX-1 the robot cop, Chrome Dome, the Pretendicon, and more. *
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, Lore, The Offspring (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Lal (Data's daughter) and Juliana Tainer in the series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994, plus four movies) * Steed, a robotic horse ridden by Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs#Protagonists, Saber Rider in the animated series ''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' (1987–1988) * Chip Carson from the '' Not Quite Human'' series (1987, 1989, 1992) * Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, Gypsy (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Gypsy and Cambot, created by and friends to Joel Hodgson and later Mike Nelson (character), Mike Nelson from ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (1988) * Red Dwarf characters#, Talkie Toaster, Red Dwarf characters#, Kryten, the Red Dwarf characters#The Skutters, Skutters, the Simulants and many others from the series ''Red Dwarf'' (1988) * Blitz, a robotic dog from the cartoon ''Central Organization of Police Specialists, C.O.P.S.'' (1988–1989) * Roberta from ''Not Quite Human II'' (1989) * No-No from the animated children's series ''Ulysses 31'' * Blinky from the animated children's series ''Bucky O'Hare'' * ASTAR, a golden robot promoting safe play to children * Robin, a small robot made by the clown Bassie in the children's series ''Bassie en Adriaan'' * Yulgis from ''Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia'' * Kevin, a robot created by Screech Powers on ''Saved by the Bell'' (1989–1993)


1990s

* Autonomous telepathic tentacles, Dr. Octopus' robot from ''Spider-Man (1994 TV series), Spider-Man'' * D.E.C.K.S., a talking robot with a VHS tape for a head, from the 1991 Disney Channel series ''Jump, Rattle, and Roll'', formerly ''Wake, Rattle, and Roll'' (1990) * Captain Planet from ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' * Sgt. Eve Edison, robot police officer in ''Mann & Machine'' (1992) * The Exocomps, small sentient artificial lifeforms that can perform a variety of tasks from the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "The Quality of Life (Star Trek: The Next Generation), The Quality of Life" * Alpha and Omega from the TV series ''The Flash (1990 TV series), The Flash'' (1990–1991) – Alpha, a government constructed female android (
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) assassin that develops a conscience, determines that killing is wrong, and wishes to be free from government control. Omega is a government-built android assassin reprogrammed to find Alpha * Giant Robo and others from ''Giant Robo: The Animation'' (1992–1998) *Robot Princess: A robot clone of Princess Peach from the Super Mario series featured in the 1990 cartoon, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', based on Shigeru Miyamoto's 1990 game of the same name, ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' * ''The Bots Master'', a syndicated animated series about a young inventor named Ziv "ZZ" Zulander with robot friends and inventions, such as the B.O.Y.Z.Z. (Brain Operated Young Zygoetopic Zoids). Along with his younger sister, they fight the Robotic Megafact Corporation and its line of 3A robots. (1993) * ''Rexor'' from ''RoboCop: Alpha Commando'' * Ringer from the episode "The Replacements" of ''the Space Rangers (TV series), Space Rangers'' TV series, a prototype android being tested as a Ranger replacement (1993) * Alpha 5 (Power Rangers), Alpha 5 from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' (1993–1996) to ''Power Rangers Turbo'' * Handi-Driod from ''In Living Color'' * Megazords, giant robots from ''Power Rangers'' franchise (1993–present) * Machine Empire from ''Power Rangers Zeo'' to ''Power Rangers in Space'' * Battle Borgs from ''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'' (1995) * Alpha 6 (Power Rangers), Alpha 6 from ''Power Rangers Turbo'' to ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' and ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' * The many Evangelion (mecha), Evangelions, or EVAs, from the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' series * THELMA (Techno Human EmuLating MAchine) from ''Space Cases'' (1996) * 790 (robot), 790, the sarcastic and perverse bodyless robot head of ''Lexx'' * Blue Senturion, robotic Intergalactic Police Officer from ''Power Rangers Turbo'' to ''Power Rangers in Space'' * A number of robots appear in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', including: ** Moloch, a dæmon trapped in a robotic body, from "I, Robot... You, Jane" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1), S1 I, Robot... You, Jane, E8, 28 April 1997) ** Ted Buchanon, a robot, made in the 1950s by a sickly inventor also named Ted Buchanan, who marries women resembling the wife of his maker, from "Ted (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ted" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2), S2 Ted (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), E11, 8 December 1997) ** April, a sexbot made by and for Warren Mears in "I Was Made to Love You" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5), S5 I Was Made to Love You, E15, 20 February 2001) ** Buffybot, a sexbot made by Warren Mears for Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Spike, appears in various episodes, including *** "Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Intervention" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5), S5 Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), E18, 24 April 2001) *** "The Gift (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), The Gift" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5), S5 The Gift (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), E22, 22 May 2001) *** "Bargaining (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Bargaining" parts Bargaining (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)#Part 1, one and Bargaining (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)#Part 2, two (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6), S6 Bargaining (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)#Part 1, E1&Bargaining (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)#Part 2, 2, 2 October 2001) ** Warrenbot, a robotic duplicate that Warren Mears made of himself, from "Villains (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Villains" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 6), S6 Villains (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), E22, 14 May 2002) * Bender Bending Rodríguez, Bender the robot, as well as Flexo, Robot Santa, Kwanzaa-Bot, Calculon, Robot Devil, Clamps and other assorted robots including the Epsilon Rho Rho fraternity robots in the animated series ''
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'' (1999) * Melfina from ''Outlaw Star'' * Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, the Noo-Noo, the Tubby Toaster, the Tubby Custard Machine, the Tubby Sponge Cases, the Tubby Phone, the Tubby Table, the Tubby Seats and the Tubby Beds from ''Teletubbies'' * Psycho Rangers from ''Power Rangers'' * Quantrons from ''Power Rangers in Space'' * The marionettes from the anime series ''Saber Marionette R'' (1995), ''Saber Marionette J'' (1997), ''Saber Marionette J Again'' (1998), and ''Saber Marionette J to X'' (1999) * Ratbots from ''Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series), Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Robotic Richard Simmons from ''The Simpsons'' * Rusty, the boy robot of the animated series ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' * Andromon and Guardromon in the ''Digimon'' anime series * Satan's Robot, a meta-fictional robot in ''The Adventures of Captain Proton'', a holodeck program from ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * Coconuts (Sonic the Hedgehog), Coconuts and Scratch and Grounder from ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Slo-Mo from ''Space Precinct'' * List of Gargoyles characters#The Steel Clan, Steel/Iron Clan, Coyote, Manhattan Clan#Coldstone, Coldfire/Coldstone from ''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'' * Stealthbots from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and ''Sonic Underground'' * Techbots from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Torch from ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' * Zords, giant fighting machines from all seasons of ''Power Rangers'' series * Ian Favre, CPB officer in ''Total Recall 2070'' * Multi (HMX-12), and Serio (HMX-13) are experimental humanoid maid robots from the anime ''To Heart''. * Zero, the service robot in ''Earth 2 (TV series), Earth 2'' * Beetleborg AVs (Attack Vehicles) and Gargantis the Attack Mobile Carrier in ''Big Bad Beetleborgs'' * Beetleborg BVs (Battle Vehicles), Roboborg and Boron in ''Big Bad Beetleborgs, Beetleborgs Metallix'' * VR Troopertron in the second season of ''VR Troopers'' * Ken in ''The Tomorrow Man (1996)'', sent into the past to save its Inventor and prevent a missile disaster * Robocrook in the PBS game show ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show), Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'' * Paperboy 2000, the paper delivering robot vehicle from the sitcom series ''Get a Life (American TV series), Get a Life'' * Azaka and Kamidake, robot Jurai Guardians who serve and protect Jurai Princess Ayeka, Yukinojo, the robot pilot for Mihoshi's space shuttle, and Zero, an android replicant of the space pirate Ryoko, are the most notable robots in the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' TV series. * Mac and Molly Mange, two criminals turned robot by Professor Hackle in the animated series ''SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' * Valerie 23 and Mary 25 from ''The Outer Limits (1995 TV series), The Outer Limits'' *Spongetron, a robot double of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' in the future *Janperson, a purple android from Japanese Metal Heroes Series ''Tokusou Robo Janperson''


2000s

*Alpha 7 (Power Rangers), Alpha 7 from ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' (2002) *Andromeda, (a.k.a Drommie) the android "avatar" of the artificial intelligence operating the warship of the same name in ''Andromeda (TV series), Andromeda'' (2000-2005) *Ant Drones, Flying Termites, Beetle Drones and various other robots from the ''Samurai Jack'' series (2001–2004) *Back-Pack, Gear (Static Shock), Gears' main partner from the series ''Static Shock''. It is a semi-independent, sophisticated Artificial intelligence, AI robot that acts as a scouting robot, a computer, machine hacker, code breaker, alarm system, police scanner, tracer, weapons unit and restraining device. Back-Pack gets its name from what it resembles when it "heels", with the body being the bag and its legs the backpack straps. Back-Pack is rather significant because he can link up to Gear's thoughts, giving Gear technopathy (2000–2004) *The Black Widows from ''Totally Spies!'' *Bebes from ''Kim Possible'' *Bocoe, Decoe, and Bokkun from ''Sonic X'' *Brenda from ''The Simpsons'' * C.H.E.E.S.E., a backronym for Computerized Humanoid Electronically Enhanced Secret Enforcer, is the main character of a fictional crime/adventure science-fiction television show which aired from The One With Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.#ep141, Season 6 to The One with Rachel's Assistant, Season 7 of ''Friends''. *Cher from ''Totally Spies! Undercove'' *Chim-Chim from ''Speed Racer: The Next Generation'' * Chitron 6, a robot from ''Samurai Jack'' (2003) * Cleatus, a robot and the mascot of ''Fox NFL Sunday'' as well as all of Fox Sports * Reg, a robot bath toy from ''Rubbadubbers'' (2002) *Chobits characters#Chi (Elda), Chii, the Persocom in the Japanese anime series ''Chobits'' (2002) *Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, Rabbot, Robositter and Sheila from ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' (2000–2015) *Daggermouth, a sophisticated talking fish robot designed and built by an old seaman with no engineering background, from ''Family Guy'' *''Daigunder'' in the Japanese anime series (2002) *Dark Heart from ''Justice League Unlimited'' *David from ''The Simpsons'' *Destructo Bots from ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'' *Villains in Power Rangers: Time Force#Frax, Frax and the Villains in Power Rangers: Time Force#Cyclobots, Cyclobots from ''Power Rangers Time Force'' (2001) *Funnybot from ''South Park'' *Fufu, robot dog, from ''Totally Spies! Undercover'' *Ghost Robot from ''The Venture Bros.'' *GIR (Invader Zim), GIR and the Robo-Parents from ''Invader Zim'' (2001) *Goddard, ''
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's'' robot pet dog in ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (2002–2006) *Guard-Bots from ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' *J from the Japanese anime series ''Heat Guy J'' (2002–2003) *Kurumi and the rest of the steel angels from ''Steel Angel Kurumi'' (1999–2001) *Lawrence "Larry" 3000 from ''Time Squad'' (2001–2003) *Linguo from ''The Simpsons'' *The Machine from ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' *Mahoro, the protagonist of ''Mahoromatic'' (2001–2003) *Mecha-Streisand from ''South Park'' *Mechanic World from ''Animal Mechanicals'' (2007) *Mr Dent, nanotech enforcer from ''Code Name: Eternity'' (2000) *Quincy from ''Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!'' (2001) *Ralph-O-Cop from ''The Simpsons'' (2004) *Robot Bill Cosby from ''South Park'' *Robot Jones, Mom Unit and Dad Unit from ''Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?'' (2002) *Robot Miley Cyrus from ''Family Guy'' *Ro-Boy from ''The Venture Bros.'' *Rockbot 3000 from ''Totally Spies! Undercover'' *Rommie#Rommie, Rommie, Gabriel/Balance of Judgement, Pax Magelanic, Rommie#Doyle, Doyle and various other warship AIs/avatars from ''Andromeda (TV series), Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda'' (2001–2005) *SARA from ''Toonami'' (2000–) *Satan's Robot, usually in service for Dr. Chaotica but impressionable enough to sometimes work for good, in episodes of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' (1995–2001) when the holodeck program "Captain Proton" is run * Simon, a humanoid robot with the mind scanned from a dead little boy with AI technology, from ''The Outer Limits (1995 TV series), The Outer Limits'' episode "Simon Says (The Outer Limits), Simon Says" (2000) * Spydroids from ''Totally Spies! Undercover'' (2005) * Skyler, Tyler, and Wyler from ''Totally Spies Undercover!'' (2006) *Thundercleese from ''The Brak Show'' (2001–2003) * XR (eXperimental Ranger); XL, the proto-version of XR; NOS-4-A2; and Emperor Zurg, Zurg's robots from ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' (2000–2001) *Infiltration Unit Zeta, Zeta from the TV show ''The Zeta Project'' (2001–2002) * From ''Kim Possible'' (2002–2007): ** Diablo ** Oliver ** Flamingo of Doom ** Wadebot ** Ol Tornado, a robot horse ** Destructo-Bots ** Nano Tick ** Princess, a robot car ** Stockbots ** Synthodrones * From ''Toonami'': ** TOM 1 ** TOM 2 ** TOM 3 ** TOM 4 ** TOM 3.5 ** TOM 5 ** TOM 6 * Jenny Wakeman, "Jenny" XJ-9 Wakeman and The XJ Line, her sisters, also List of characters from My Life as a Teenage Robot#Melody Locust, Melody, List of characters from My Life as a Teenage Robot#Kenny Mogg, Kenny, List of characters from My Life as a Teenage Robot#Vega, Vega and List of characters from My Life as a Teenage Robot#Villains, various robotic villains from ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' (2003) * R. Dorothy Wayneright in ''The Big O'' (2003) * Tinabob from ''Bob's Burgers'' * Zeo Zagart from ''Beyblade (manga), Beyblade'' (2003) * Jack Spicer (Xiaolin Showdown), Jack Spicer's army of Jack-bots, including robots of himself and other people in ''Xiaolin Showdown'' (2003–2006) * From ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2003–2009): ** Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Karaibots ** TurtleBot ** Nano * H.E.L.P.eR. (Humanoid Electric Lab Partner Rboot), G.U.A.R.D.O. and Huggy in ''The Venture Bros.'' (2003–present) * The Tachikoma spider tanks from ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2004–2005) * John Strockmeyer, C.A.R.R from ''Stroker and Hoop'' (2004–2005) * D.A.V.E. (Digitally Advanced Villain Emulator) from ''The Batman (TV series), The Batman'' (2004–2008) * Cylon (Battlestar Galactica), Cylons from ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' (2004) ** Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)#Centurions, Centurions ** Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)#Hybrids, Hybrids ** John Cavil, Number One (John Cavil) ** Leoben Conoy, Number Two (Leoben Conoy) ** D'anna Biers, Number Three (D'anna Biers) ** Number Four (Battlestar Galactica), Number Four (Simon) ** Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)#Number Five (Aaron Doral), Number Five (Aaron Doral) ** Number Six (Battlestar Galactica), Number Six (Caprica Six et al.) ** Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)#Number Seven (Daniel), Number Seven (Daniel) ** Number Eight (Battlestar Galactica), Number Eight (Sharon Valerii et al.) ** ''Final Five Cylons, The Final Five'': *** Galen Tyrol *** Tory Foster *** Samuel Anders *** Saul Tigh *** Ellen Tigh * Rachael from ''Viewtiful Joe (TV series), Viewtiful Joe'' (2004–2005) * Megas and T-Bot from ''Megas XLR'' (2004–2005) * Jinmay from ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' (2004–2006) * Miyu Greer from the anime series ''My-HiME'' (2004–2005) and ''My-Otome'' (2005–2006) * X-5, B-1 and Robo-Betty from ''Atomic Betty'' (2004–2008) * The Replicators, seen in multiple seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007) and ''Stargate Atlantis'' (2004–2009) * The Humping Robot from Robot Chicken (2005–present) * List of Trinity Blood characters#Tres Iques, Gunslinger from ''Trinity Blood'' (2005) * Krybots, Power Rangers: S.P.D., R.I.C. 2.0 (Robotic Interactive Canine) and Power Rangers: S.P.D., S.O.P.H.I.E. (Series One Processor Hyper Intelligent Encriptor) from ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' (2005) * Anne Droid, Trin-E, Zu-Zana and Davinadroid from the ''
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'' episode "Bad Wolf" (2005) *HMX-17a Ilfa, HMX-17b Milfa, and HMX-17c Shilfa are experimental maid robots from ''To Heart 2'' (2005–2006). * ''Robotboy'' (2005–2008) *From ''Ben 10 (TV series), Ben 10'' (2005–2008): ** The Mechadrones and Galvanic Mechomorphs **Slix Vigma **S.A.M, weather-controlling robot * From ''American Dad!'' (2005–present): ** Robot Matthew McConaughey ** Robot Johnny Depp * The construction drones and destruction drones, in ''Johnny Test'' (2005–2014) * Fallbot from ''Danger Rangers'' (2006) * The Loganator from ''Zoey 101'' (2006) * Lucia von Bardas from ''Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' (2006–2007) * Constable Biggles from ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward'' (2006–2007) * Brainiac 5 in ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006–2008) * Woodbot and Rockbot from ''The Emperor's New School'' (2006–2008) * Tama, Ms. Otose's android maid from the anime ''Gin Tama'' (2006–2010) * ''GR: Giant Robo'' (2007) * Mackenzie Hartford from ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' (2007) * Serling and Viral from ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward'' (2007) * From ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'' (2007) ** Gurren Lagann ** Arc Gurren Lagann ** Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann ** Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ** Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, the largest mecha in anime measuring 52.8 billion light years tall according to the official guide book from GAINAX (仕事魂); after transforming into a drill its length is multiplied 10 times * Yui, Takaya's android maid from ''Koharu Biyori'' (2007–2008) * Tieria Erde, Ribbons Almark, Regene Regetta and the other Innovators (Mobile Suit Gundam 00), Innovators from the anime ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' (2007–2009) * Jailbot from ''Superjail!'' (2007–2014) * Norm, a squirrel-powered robot owned by Doofenshmirtz in ''Phineas and Ferb'' (2007–2015) * Plex from ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' (2007–present) * The Interrodroids from ''The Middleman (TV series), The Middleman'' (2008) * Cameron (Terminator), Cameron from ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (2008–2009) * The Shredder, Cyber Shredder from ''TMNT: Back to the Sewer'' (2008–2010) * Robot Krabs from ''SpongeBob SquarePants '' * Ship from ''Ben 10: Alien Force'' (2008–2010) * S.T.A.N in ''Aaron Stone'' (2009) * General Crunch, General Shifter, Tenaya 7 and Grinders from ''Power Rangers RPM'' (2009) * Stan from ''Aaron Stone'' (2009–2010) * Trash Bots from ''Transformers: Animated'' (2007-2009) * Robot Race Bannon from ''Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law'' (2010)


2010s

*Anita and other Synths from ''Humans (TV series), Humans'' *Anti-Trump Pundit 3000 from ''The Greg Gutfeld Show'' * AIDA from ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Albearto from ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Alpha-Red from ''Batman: the Brave and the Bold'' * Andrew from ''I Am Frankie'' * Athena from ''Kim Possible (2019 film), Kim Possible'' * Anti-Fire Bot from ''Sonic Boom (TV series), Sonic Boom'' * April O'Neil Sex Bot 3000 from ''Robot Chicken'' * Argus from ''Power Rangers Super Megaforce'' * Arisa from ''Better than Us'' * Ash from the ''Black Mirror'' episode "Be Right Back" (11 February 2013) * Assisdroid from ''Moonbeam City'' * Attacbots from ''Marvel's Avengers Secret Wars'' * Barry-6 from ''Archer: 1999'' * Bee from ''Bee and PuppyCat'' * Benny Gallagher from ''Emergence'' * Berserkers from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Beto from ''I Am Frankie'' * Black Lion from ''Voltron Force'' * Blip from ''Bolts and Blip'' * Blitz Botz from ''NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians'' * Blue Lion from ''Voltron Force'' * Bob from ''I Am Frankie'' (2017) * Bobert from ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' * Bolts from ''Bolts and Blip'' * B.O.Y.D. and B.U.D.D.Y. from ''DuckTales (2017 TV series), DuckTales'' * Brainbot from ''Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series), Ultimate Spider-Man'' * Buddy Guard and Buddy Guardians from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Burn Bot and Buster from ''Sonic Boom'' * Butler from Red Dwarf Series XI * Buzzcams from ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' * Cashina from ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Camera Bots from ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' * Carl from ''Final Space'' * Cherry Tomato from ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Chip from ''Man Seeking Woman'' * Coach Gridiron from ''Bolts and Blip'' * Clevetron from ''The Cleveland Show'' * Conductor Bot from ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series), Ben 10'' * Conroy from ''Rick and Morty'' * Cosbytron 5000 from ''Saturday Night Live'' * Cowpokes from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Crushroom from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Cybot from ''Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom'' * CY.T.R.O. from ''Max Steel (2013 TV series), Max Steel'' * Darkhawks from ''Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series), Guardians of the Galaxy'' * Darklops Zero and Darklops from ''Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero'' (2010) * De-Construction Droid from ''Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series), Inspector Gadget'' * ''Derek Fisher'' from ''Legends of Chamberlain Heights'' * Destructo from ''The Thundermans'' * Destructo-Bot from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Diamond Dogs from ''The Venture Bros.'' * The Disciplinarian from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Dither from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Douglas from ''American Dad!'' * Dorian, the MX-43s, and others in ''Almost Human (TV series), Almost Human'' (2013) * Doris from ''Aqua TV Show Show'' * Dreddnaughts from ''Max Steel'' * Dropkick from ''NFL Rush Zone'' * DT-87 from ''DuckTales (2017 TV series), DuckTales'' * Dudy from ''K.C. Undercover'' * Ethan Woods from ''Extant (TV series), Extant'' * Evil Lazer from ''Major Lazer (TV series), Major Lazer'' * Evil Robot Axe Cop from ''Axe Cop (TV series), Axe Cop'' * Fister Roboto from ''Archer (2009 TV series), Archer'' * Footbot from ''Gravity Falls'' * Footbots from ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Fox-bots from ''Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel'' * Frankie from ''I Am Frankie'' (2017) * List of One Piece characters#Franky, Franky from ''One Piece'' * Franz Nukid from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Freda from ''Aqua TV Show Show'' * Funbeak from ''Archer: 1999'' * Furbo from ''Max Steel'' * Future Frond from ''Bob's Burgers'' * Galactron from ''Ultraman Orb'' (2016) * Gay Robot from ''Nick Swardson's Pretend Time'' * Giant Robot Greymatter from ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series), Ben 10'' * Glad-One from ''Infinity Train'' * Guardbots from ''Avengers Assemble (TV series), Avengers Assemble'' * Green Lion from ''Voltron Force'' * Gregory from ''Kirby Buckets'' * Grinder, Grindette, and Grindertron from ''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures'' * Guardians of the Status Quo from ''Teen Titans Go!'' * Hangry Panda from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Hank from ''Final Space'' * HUE from ''Final Space'' * Heistotron and Randotron from ''Rick and Morty'' * Henry Fondle from ''BoJack Horseman'' * The Hive Queen from ''Marvel's Avengers Secret Wars'' * Hot Robor from ''Saturday Night Live'' * Hunger-bot from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Hurt Bot from ''Teen Titans Go!'' * Hyper-Potamus from ''Big Hero 6: The Series * Hypnobot from ''Sonic Boom (TV series), Sonic Boom'' * IDBot from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Interrobot from ''Moonbeam City'' * Irmabots from ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series), 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Isaac from ''The Orville''. Science Officer aboard the U.S.S. Orville, is of the Kaylon race. He's an artificial life form packed with knowledge. * Isaacs from ''Black Dynamite (TV series), Black Dynamite'' * Isla and other Giftias from ''Plastic Memories''. Giftias are androids that appear and behave nearly identical to humans, even with convincing emotions; however, they have a definite and short lifespan (less than ten years), causing problems for the humans who have established emotional entanglements with them. * J-Borg from ''Power Rangers Dino Fury'' * JBot from ''The Venture Bros. * Jack Hammer from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Jean-Bot from ''Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial'' * Jean-Nine from ''Ultraman Saga#Ultraman Zero Gaiden, Ultraman Saga Side Story: Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar'' (2011) * Jimmy the Robot of The Aquabats from ''The Aquabats! Super Show!'' * Judy from ''K.C. Undercover'' * K-10 from ''South Park'' * K-Pop from ''Major Lazer (TV series), Major Lazer'' * KIT-9 from ''South Park'' * Kitty Ko of ''Sidekick (TV series), Sidekick'' * KOK-A-3 from ''South Park'' * Kraken from ''Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series), Ultimate Spider-Man'' * Krieger from ''Archer: 1999'' * Krieger Bots from ''Archer (2009 TV series), Archer'' * Krackenstein from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Kudobots from ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' * KVN from ''Final Space'' * Lance from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Laserbots from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Leaderbots from ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' * Lucas from ''Extant (TV series), Extant'' * Lucy from ''Extant'' * The Law from ''Major Lazer (TV series), Major Lazer'' * Lyle from ''Family Guy'' * Mandroids from ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' * Marauder Bots from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Marcus Davenport from ''Lab Rats'' * Markov from ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' * Matt Barnes from ''Legends of Chamberlain Heights'' * Maxum Brain of ''Sidekick (TV series), Sidekick'' * Mechanoids from ''Ben 10 (2017 TV series), Ben 10'' * Mecha Gomora from ''Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero'' (2010) * Medbot from ''The Simpsons'' * Mega from ''Sonic Boom (TV series), Sonic Boom'' * Megabot from ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' * Mega-Gecko from ''All Hail King Julien'' * Mega-Yama from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Mega Skullbots from ''Marvel's Avengers: Secret Wars'' * MeGo from ''Game Shakers'' * Meka-Zorn from ''Son of Zorn'' * The Messenger from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * Metal Alice from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * Milton from ''Archer (2009 TV series), Archer'' * Mindroid from ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Mini-Max from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Molly X from ''Extant (TV series), Extant'' * Mom-Bot from ''All Hail King Julien: Exiled'' * MorBot from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Mr. E from ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (TV series), Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Mr. Logic from ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' * Nanny bots from ''Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series), Ultimate Spider-Man'' * N.E.P.T.R. from ''Adventure Time'' * Nindroids from ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Ninjabot from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Nod-Bot from ''The Simpsons'' * Noodles from ''Final Space'' * Noodle Burger Boy from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Obliterator Bot from ''Sonic Boom'' * Octus from ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' * One-One from ''Infinity Train'' * Orson from ''Final Space'' * Otto from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Pain Bot from ''Teen Titans Go!'' * Party-bot from ''Golan the Insatiable'' * PEGS1 from ''I Am Frankie'' * RoboPerry from ''Lab Rats'' * Pacifista, models List of One Piece characters#Bartholomew Kuma, PX-0, Bartholomew Kuma, PX-1 to PX-Z from ''One Piece'' * Prankzooka from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * President Pepperoni from ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Principal Howard from ''Mighty Med'' * Private Beats from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Proto Bat-Bot from ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' * Psycho-Bot from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Q-Drones from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Radbot from ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Redbot from ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' * Red Lion from ''Voltron Force'' *Reg from ''Made in Abyss'' * Rhinosaurus from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Richard from ''Extant (TV series), Extant'' * Rico from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * Robert the Robot from ''Justin's House'' * Robbie from ''American Dad!'' * Roba from ''The Problem Solverz'' * RoboBo from ''The Venture Bros. * Robo-Cyclops from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * RoBro from ''Massive Monster Mayhem'' * Robeasts from ''Voltron Force'' * Robo-Apes from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Robo-Baby from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Robo-Dog from ''PAW Patrol'' (2014) * Robo-Frog from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Robo Hooligans from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Robo Knight from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' (2013) * Robo-Lawyer from ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' * Robo-Panther from ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series)'' * Robo-Penguins from ''Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered'' * Robo-Raptors from ''Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past'' * Robo-Roaches from ''I Am Frankie'' * Robo-Sharks from ''Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered'' * Robo-Spinosaurus from ''Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past'' * Robo-Usher 3000 from ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Robot from ''The Haunting Hour: The Series, R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series'' episode "My Robot" (List of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour episodes#Season 3: 2012–13, S3E23, 30 November 2013). * Robot Brian from ''Family Guy'' * Rotox from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * Rotox DX from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * R.U.R. 9500, name for Ruru Amour / Cure Amour from ''Hugtto! PreCure'' * Sad-One from ''Infinity Train'' * Saedee from ''Bolts and Blip'' * Sasha from ''Jeff & Some Aliens'' * Scare-a-Dactyls from ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' * Scaramouche from ''Samurai Jack'' * Scrapmaster from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Scrubber bot from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Secretarabot 2500 from ''TripTank'' * Sex Robot from ''The Whitest Kids U' Know'' * Shot Bot from ''Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel'' * Simone from ''I Am Frankie'' * Skullbots from ''Marvel's Avengers: Secret Wars'' * Sky-Max from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Snacky from Red Dwarf XI * Space Mice from ''Voltron Force'' * Spider Killer 3000 from ''Spider-Man (2017 TV series), Spider-Man'' * Steam Accelerate from ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series), Ben 10'' * Steam Cannonbolt from ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series), Ben 10'' * Steve from ''Bolts and Blip'' * Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe, Garnet (Steven Universe), Garnet, Amethyst (Steven Universe), Amethyst, Pearl (Steven Universe), Pearl and other Gems from ''Steven Universe'' * Steward from ''Infinity Train'' * Ballot Stuffer Bot from ''Sonic Boom (TV series), Sonic Boom'' * TAALR from ''Extant (TV series), Extant'' * T-1, T-2, and T-3 from ''Lucas Bros. Moving Co.'' * Team Barefoot – the GGO footballers from the Chinese animation ''AI Football GGO'' (2010) * Ted-A from ''Family Guy'' * Ted-R from ''Family Guy'' * Tensou from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * T.E.R.R.Y. from ''Dream Corp, LLC'' * The Android from ''Dark Matter (2015 TV series), Dark Matter'' * Thorax the Thunder Wasp from ''TripTank'' * Thrasher, Blastus and others from ''Robotomy'' * THX-1138 from ''Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III'' * Tigrr Jaxxon from ''Bolts and Blip'' * Timely Corporation Security Drone from ''Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series), Guardians of the Galaxy'' * Toilet Cop from ''Teen Titans Go!'' * Totbot 3000 from ''Legends of Chamberlain Heights'' * Tough Luck Chuck from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy'' * Trex from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Trina from ''Big Hero 6: The Series'' * Troy West from ''Lab Rats: Bionic Island'' * Uncanny from ''Miraculous World: New York – United HeroeZ'' * Validate from ''Moonbeam City'' * VX3 Warbots from ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Wafflebot from ''A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'' * The War Drone from ''Teen Titans Go!'' * Water Rotox from ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' * Weatherheads from ''Ben 10 (2016 TV series), Ben 10'' * Welder from ''Bolts and Blip'' * Wi-Fido from ''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' * Wrench from ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' * XBorgs from ''Power Rangers Super Megaforce'' * Yellow Lion from ''Voltron Force'' * Yo-Tomatic from ''Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do'' * Yuko from ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' * Zane and P.I.X.A.L. from ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Various androids called "hosts" in the HBO series ''Westworld (TV series), Westworld'' (2016–), based on the Westworld (film), 1973 film of the same name


Comics


Comic books/graphic novels


American

* The Mad Thinker's Awesome Android in ''Fantastic Four'' and various other Marvel Comics; later featured in the ''She-Hulk, She Hulk'' 2004 series under the name "Awesome Andy" * Biotron from ''Micronauts (comics), Micronauts'' * Clickers from ''Top 10 (comics), Top 10'' * Coheed (the Beast), Cambria (The Knowledge), Jesse (The Inferno), Mayo Deftinwolf, and a number of other IRO-Bot "children", who are genetically altered humans with superhuman powers and robotic qualities (i.e., can be taken apart and terminated), from the graphic novel series ''The Amory Wars'' written by Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez. The characters and plotlines are also incorporated into the band's music. * Computo (comics), Computo, created by Brainiac 5 * Doctor Doom's Doombots in ''Fantastic Four'' (1961) * Dreadnought (comics), Dreadnoughts in Marvel Comics * Fugitoid in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * G.I. Robot, a construct used by the U.S. Marines in World War II, which appeared in ''Weird War Tales'' * Volt from Chaz comic * Grag and Otho from the pulp magazines ''Captain Future'' and ''Startling Stories'' * The Human Torch (Golden Age), Human Torch in Marvel Comics (1939) * Jeremy Feeple and Professor Steamhead were replaced with badly constructed, unconvincing robot doubles (which eventually exploded) in an early issue of ''Ninja High School''. * Lady Ada in ''Ghost Rider 2099'' * Little Helper (Disney)#Little Helper, The Little Helper by Carl Barks, Gyro Gearloose's small robot assistant in Walt Disney, Disney comics (1956). Also called Little Bulbhead in Barks' notes, leading to his name of ''Little Bulb'' in ''DuckTales''. * Living Brain, The Living Brain from ''Spider-Man'' comics * L-10, a robotic lion and assistant to T'Challa. * Mechano Monster from ''Journey into Mystery'' comics * Robin the Toy Wonder from ''Young Justice'' comics * Zenyatta, Mondatta,Lynx Seventeen, and others from ''Overwatch (digital comic series), Overwatch'' * Manmachine, from the ''Manmachine'' epic * Machine Man a.k.a. Aaron Stack from Marvel Comics * Machine Teen from Marvel Comics * The Manhunters (comics), Manhunters in ''Green Lantern'' * Irona, the robot maid of ''Richie Rich (comics), Richie Rich'', the main character in a comic book and cartoon series (1961) * The Mekka Men, the female android Mimi, and an android Mickey Mouse lookalike, all created by Pegleg Pete's inventor prisoner Professor Numbspiegel in the Walt Disney, Disney comic strip "Mickey Mouse and the World of Tomorrow" by Floyd Gottfredson and Bill Walsh (producer), Bill Walsh (1944) * The Metal Men, a band of 6 robots, each of a different metal element, created to fight a nuclear menace, from DC's ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #37 (1962) * Microtron from ''Micronauts (comics), Micronauts'' * Mousers in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Nanotron from ''Micronauts (comics), Micronauts'' * Octobots from ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' * Peabody from ''Zot!''. Zot's robot butler/guardian. * Robinbot from DC comics. A member of the Justice League of China. * The Red Tornado, Amazo, Tomorrow Woman and Hourman III in ''JLA (comic book), JLA'' (1968) * ''Robotman'' from the series that would evolve and be renamed ''Monty (comic strip), Monty'' by Jim Meddick (1985) – Robotman was eventually written out of the story entirely. * Doctor Ivo Robotnik from the ''Archie Comics, Archie Sonic the Hedgehog (comics), Sonic the Hedgehog comic book'' * The robots in the comic book ''Magnus, Robot Fighter'', including: ** Magnus, Robot Fighter, 1A, the oldest sentient robot, protector of mankind, who raised Magnus ** H8 (Magnus), H8, the robot police chief, who plots against mankind * Roboduck (comics), Roboduck from the ''NEW-GEN (Comic), NEW-GEN'' comic book series * Scud: The Disposable Assassin from the comic series and accompanying games * The Sentinel (comics), Sentinels in ''X-Men'' (1963) * Skeets (DC Comics), Skeets, Booster Golds robot companion from ''Booster Gold (comic book), Booster Gold'' * The Spider-Slayers from the ''Spider-Man'' comics * The Superman robots, Superman duplicates, Brainiac (character), Brainiac (Crisis on Infinite Earths, pre-Crisis) and Kelex in ''
Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
'' (1958) * Ultron, the Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Vision, Jocasta (comics), Jocasta and Alkhema in ''Avengers (comics), The Avengers'' (1963) * Young Vision, a member of the Young Avengers, a rebooted new version of the Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Vision * Victor Mancha, an android created by Ultron in Marvel Comics * ''Transmetropolitan'' features AIs who abuse virtual hallucinogens * ''Technovore'' from ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' * Android from Frank Miller's ''Hard Boiled (comics), Hard Boiled'' * Ida from ''The Middle Man'' * C-Gram the android bartender from Marvel Comics' ''Ghost Rider 2099'' series * L-Ron, from the DC Comics series ''Justice League International'' * Atomic Robo Tesla, eponymous hero of ''Atomic Robo'' published by Red 5 Comics * Wildebots from ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Incredible Hulk''


Australian

* Mr. Pendulum from Ben Templesmith's ''Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse''


British

* The ABC Warriors from the comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', includes Hammerstein (robot), Hammerstein * Android Andy, a parody of Robot Archie in ''Captain Britain'' * Armoured Gideon from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' * Brassneck (comics), Brassneck in ''The Dandy'' * Elektrobots in ''Reign of the Robots'', a Dan Dare story from the ''Eagle (comic), Eagle'' comic (1957) * Mechanismo, a range of robo-Judge (2000 AD), Judges from ''Judge Dredd'' * Robo Machines (comics), Robo Machines * Robot Archie in the UK comic ''Valiant (comic), Valiant'' who has appeared in ''Zenith (comic), Zenith'' and ''Albion (comics), Albion'' * ''Ro-Busters'', a ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' series * Walter the Wobot robotic servant to Judge Dredd also from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''


Franco-Belgian

* Unnamed robot by Hergé from first adventure of Belgian series ''Jo, Zette et Jocko'' (1936) * Otomox, the self-proclaimed "Robot Master" by André Mavimus (writer) and Roger Roux (artist) (1943) * Radar le robot by André Franquin from Belgian series ''Spirou et Fantasio'' (1947) * Madame Adolphine by Peyo, an evil android in the guise of a harmless grandma, from the Belgian series ''Benoît Brisefer'' (1963) * La Schtroumpfette (Smurfette) by Peyo, a golem in the guise of a female smurf, from Belgian series ''Les Schtroumpfs'' (1966) * Exploding robots in the shape of guard dogs, in the episode "Pâtée explosive" from Belgian series ''Gil Jourdan'' by Maurice Tillieux (1969) * Cyanure by Philippe Vandevelde, Tome and Janry, an evil sexy female android from ''Spirou et Fantasio'' (1983) * Robo-cops from Incal (by Moebius and Jodorowsky)


Other European

* The domestico elettrodomestico, one of the more striking robots in Disney comics, looking like a clown, from the comic "Zio Paperone e il domestico elettrodomestico" by Guido Martina and Giuseppe Perego (1967) * Robbie, a recurring robot constructed by inventor Knox in German series ''Fix and Foxi, Fix und Foxi'', first drawn by Massimo Fecchi (1976) * Robots from the planet Des from the Polish series ''Bogowie z kosmosu'' (Gods from the Space), written by Arnold Mostowicz and Alfred Górny and illustrated by Bogusław Polch (1978) * RanXerox, a mechanical creature made from Xerox photocopier parts, by Italian artists Stefano Tamburini and Tanino Liberatore; first appeared in 1978, in Italian, in the magazine ''Cannibale'' * Uèr, an "electro-chemical" android capable of human feelings, in the Italian comic book ''Milady 3000'' by Roberto Raviola, Magnus (1980) * Link is an android in a team of human agents in the Italian comics series ''Agenzia Alfa'', published by Sergio Bonelli (1997–present; Nathan Never and Legs Weaver are on the same team, although having series of their own). Link's name could be a tribute to Adam Link. His look has some similarity to ''Star Trek''s Data in an alternate timeline, except for a silver strip of hair on top of his head.


South American

* The Stellar Warriors from ''Karmatron'' by Oscar González Loyo (1986) * Tonto (Metabarons), Tonto and Lothar (Metabarons), Lothar from ''Metabarons, The Metabarons'' (1992–2003)


Manga (Japanese comics)

* ''Giant Robo'' in the
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by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1967–1968) * ''Doraemon'' in the manga of the same name by Fujiko Fujio (1969) * Chihiro and Robita plus various other robots from Osamu Tezuka's ''Phoenix (manga), Phoenix'' (1971) * Arale Norimaki, the main character of ''Dr. Slump''; also Obotchaman (1980-1984) * Marilyn, named after Marilyn Monroe, in Kazuo Umezu's 1982 manga ''My Name is Shingo'' * Sergeant Metallic, Android 8, Android 16, Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19, all created by Dr. Gero (Android 20) from ''Dragon Ball'' (1984–1995) * Banpei and Sigel (anime), Sigel in ''Oh My Goddess!'' by Kōsuke Fujishima (1988–present) * Project 2501 in
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's ''
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'', a Japanese manga that describes an espionage Artificial intelligence, AI that achieves sentience (1991) * Alpha Hatsuseno, Kokone Takatsu, Maruko Maruko, Director Alpha Koumiishi (female robots) and Nai (a male robot) in the manga series ''Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou'' by Hitoshi Ashinano in Kodansha's monthly seinen magazine ''Afternoon'' (1994–2006) * Rin Asakura, Bathyscaphe and other robots, cyborgs and space vessels that look like humans in ''The World of Narue'' by Tomohiro Marukawa (1999–2012) * Chi (Chobits), Chi and other Persocoms from the manga ''Chobits'' (2001–2002) * Chachamaru Karakuri, plus other robots in the manga ''Negima'' by Ken Akamatsu (2003–2012) * Tres Iques from ''Trinity Blood'' by Sunao Yoshida (2004–present) * Flandre, Flanders and Francesca from the anime ''Princess Resurrection'' (2005–2013) * Nano Shinonome and Biscuit #1 and #2 from ''Nichijou'' by Keiichi Arawi (2006–present) * Mira Yurizaki from ''Dimension W'' by Yūji Iwahara (2011–present) * Villain Bots from ''My Hero Academia'' by Kōhei Horikoshi (2016–present) * Astro Boy (original name: Mighty Atom) in the manga of the original name by Osamu Tezuka (1952-1968)


Comic strips

* Awbry from the comic strip ''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'' * Beetle Bot from the comic strip ''Beetle Bailey'' * Bossbot, a robot created by Dilbert (character), Dilbert * Kollege Blech from the comic strips of East German caricaturist Erich Schmitt (1965) * ''Robotman (comic strip), Robotman'' (1985) in the comic strip of the same name, which eventually became "Monty". Robotman left the strip and found happiness with his girlfriend Robota on another planet. * A heroic female robot called Mimi, an evil robot doppelganger of Mickey Mouse, and a robot army led by Peg-Leg Pete in the newspaper strip ''The World of Tomorrow'' (1944) by Floyd Gottfredson and Bill Walsh (producer), Bill Walsh *Rubert, a robot created by Dilbert *Tickle-Bot 3000 from the comic strip ''Thatababy'' *The Vacunator from the comic strip ''Pooch Cafe'' *'
Robot Cartoons
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Web comics

* ''Anima: Age of the Robots'' (Anima (webcomic), Anima) is an 18-chapter webcomic series depicting robots taking over the fictional planet of Anima, homeworld of talking animals. * "Clanks", various (steam powered?) robots in Phil Foglio's steampunk fantasy ''Girl Genius'' * Eve, a female android from ''Applegeeks'', built using Apple Macintosh parts * Emotibot, a robot programmed to feel emotions, from ''Beaver and Steve'' * Evil Killer Death Spybot 5000 from Mark Shallow's ''Adventurers!'', a robot originally designed to spy on the party, who eventually becomes a playable character * Ezekiel a.k.a. "Zeke", formerly known as the "X-bot", the anthropomorphism, anthropomorphised Xbox (console), Xbox console from the webcomic ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' * Fruit Fucker, a semi-sentient kitchen appliance in the webcomic ''Penny Arcade'' that has sex with fruit and ejaculates the juice * Carl Swangee, a sentient android from the ''Penny Arcade'' 'Automata' storyline * J-LB8/Jalea Bates in ''Melonpool'', started as a robot, later became a human * Kleptobot, a supposedly Soviet-made robot programmed to steal anything and everything, from ''Joe and Monkey'' * Medivac 911 ("Doc"), a steam-powered medical/janitorial droid from ''Polymer City Chronicles'' * The PvP#Characters, Ottobot, a robot duplicate of the character Francis Ray Ottoman featured in ''PvP'' * PC, ASCII and O in ''Funny Farm (webcomic), Funny Farm'' * List of characters in Megatokyo#Ping, Ping, the PlayStation 2 accessory robot-girl from Fred Gallagher (cartoonist), Fred Gallagher's ''Megatokyo'' * Pintsize, an AnthroPC from ''Questionable Content''; also other AnthroPCs * Various characters from ''Homestuck'' by Andrew Hussie * Various characters from ''Diesel Sweeties'', including Clango Cyclotron


Web-based media

* Stella 4D, a.k.a. Manager 45, on ''GO Moonbase''; first appears in episode 26


Animated shorts/series

* Jewbot/Robobot from ''SuperMansion'' * Deathbots from ''SuperMansion''


Flash

* Rya Botkins and June Crane of Matt Wilson's ''Bonus Stage'' (though Crane's status is disputed, as she has claimed to be human) * The Robot, a contestant in the Strongest Man in the World Contest, from ''Homestar Runner''. * The Visor Robot, a futuristic robot with a visor, from ''Homestar Runner'' * The Grape-Nuts Robot, created by List of Homestar Runner characters#Bubs, Bubs to imitate Strong Bad from ''Homestar Runner'' * Schniz, Fulker, CPDoom, and various background characters from Andrew Kauervane's ''My God, Robots!''


Web series

* Penny Polendina, a sentient android from the Rooster Teeth web series ''RWBY'' * Robo Fizz, from Helluva Boss * Bot Best Friend, a commercially sold robot with five different "friendship modes" from the Smosh video ''Awesome New Robot''! * Tari, an amnesiac cyborg girl from Meta Runner


Machinima

* List of characters in Red vs. Blue#Lopez, Lopez, Church (Red vs. Blue), Church and Tex (Red vs. Blue), Tex, characters from the Rooster Teeth machinima ''Red vs. Blue''. Only Lopez is a true artificial life-form, as both Church and Tex existed only as ghosts ( later in the series through solid proof showed that they both are AI programs like O'Malley the whole time ). Both characters were blown up during the course of the series, existing from that point onward in robot bodies other than their originals. They possess mechanical bodies similar to Lopez in design.


Podcasts

* Little Button Puss, character from Episode #310 of the ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' podcast, played by John Gemberling. Little Button Puss, a.k.a. HPDP69-B, is a promotional robot built by Hewlett-Packard and is the first ever robot created with a fully sentient artificial intelligence, personality, and speaking function. It was designed by HP engineers for the express purpose of sexually pleasing humans. ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' host Scott Aukerman was sent Little Button Puss as part of a promotional advertising campaign for the line of sex-robots. Little Button Puss looks like a metal dog, and has small flesh patches where its genitals are. Elsewhere, it's described as having the appearance of "nickel blue, gun metal". It is verified in the episode that Scott Aukerman lustily removed Little Button Puss's retractable genitals, threw them in a trash can, and then proceeded to use the HPDP69-B for its intended purpose. Afterwards, according to ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' official canon, Aukerman looked back on the incident with shame. A complaint about the HPDP69-B is that for a sex-robot, "it looks too much like a metal dog". In a brief look into its past, Little Button Puss recounts an old romantic relationship with its long lost love, United Flight 93, who "died in the September 11th attacks". *The Spill.com#List of critics, Co-Host 3000 (later Sidekick 3000), character from the ''Spill.com, Spill'' and ''Double Toasted'' podcasts, voiced by Tony Guerrero. *NO-3113 (Pronounced "Noelle"), a "hug-sized" robot in the Dungeons & Dragons podcast The Adventure Zone, created by Clint McElroy, Clinton, Justin McElroy, Justin, Travis McElroy, Travis, and Griffin McElroy. She is a robot created by the scientist Lucas Miller. She is described as looking pieced together from assorted parts with the sequence "NO-3113" written on her side. She floats above the ground and is able to administer healing shots. Later, she upgrades her body into a gorilla-like robot with four arms. It is later revealed that she is a ghost inhabiting the body of robot and was Lucas' first trial in retrieving a human soul from the Astral Plane and putting it inside a fusebox. Her original identity was Noelle Redcheek - a red-haired halfling girl part of a cider-brewing family business.


Computer and video games

* Blade Wolf, Raiden's robotic wolf companion from ''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'' (2013) * Star Dream, from Kirby: Planet Robobot * Warbots, secbots, kittybots and pupbots from ''Void Bastards'' *Zero Beat, an antagonist from ''Jet Set Radio Future'' *Dr. Samuel Hayden, ''Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal'' *Connor, Markus and Kara among many others from ''Detroit: Become Human'' *Yes Man, a friendly robotic sycophant from Fallout: New Vegas *Adjutant, an adviser and announcer from ''StarCraft, Starcraft'' and ''Heroes of the Storm'' *Bastion, Orisa, Zenyatta, Tekhartha Mondatta and various omnics from ''Characters of Overwatch, Overwatch'' * Various robot from ''Metal Arms: Glitch in the System'' * Blitzcrank from League of Legends * Bouncer, Wind-Up, Jawbreaker, Ro-Bow, Gearshift, Drill Sergeant, Magna Charge, and High Volt from the ''Skylanders'' series *Mecha Gruntilda from the 2003 Game Boy Advance platformer developed by Rare (company), Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge which is noted for being the first Banjo-Kazooie game made by Rare under Microsoft instead of Nintendo. * Various robot fighter from ''Rise of the Robots'' and ''Rise 2: Resurrection'' * The Krobots from Donkey Kong 64 (1999). *Evila and the Evila Security Bots, from the ''Space Channel 5'' series * BT-7274 from ''Titanfall 2'' * Blade Robots from ''Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy'' * CHEFBOT-9000 from ''Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?'' * Cephalobot, Sprocket, and Ribbot from the ''Animal Crossing'' series (Del is not included, as he is a cyborg). * Codsworth from ''Fallout 4'' *Crunch, from ''Paragon (video game), Paragon'' * Diver and Drones from Abzû (video game), Abzû * Dr Kahl's Robot from ''Cuphead'' * DG a.k.a. Cash Cube a.k.a. ABak from ''PT Trading'' * GLaDOS, from the ''Portal (video game series), Portal'' series * Astro Bot, from the ''Astro Bot'' video game series *Merope, from ''Master X Master'' *Pathfinder, Revenant, and Ash from ''Apex Legends'' *Probius, from ''Heroes of the Storm'' * Dallas 13, the cyborg from ''Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense'' *Chickie Boom, Hans Texas Ranger, and Boomer from DreamWorks Interactive's ''Boombots'' * White Bomber of the Bomberman race from the ''Bomberman'' series * Cowboy Robot monster from ''100 Rogues'' * Ashlotte, a clockwork girl brought to life and powered by magic in ''Soulcalibur IV'' * Eve, a playable character in ''Elsword''. She is part of a lost robot race called Nasod, accompanied by Moby and Remy to assist her in fighting she is searching for an El Crystal to help her rebuild her race . She is known as the "Queen of the Nasods" and in one of her List of Elsword classes and characters, class changes she creates other robots named Oberon, Ophelia, and Ferdinand. * King Nasod, code name Adam one of the first Nasod built, a boss in ''Elsword'' * Various Nasod models - there are multiple types of Nasod, each specific to the job it was created for each given names ranging from Leviathan and Ignis to Nasod TYPE-N and Nasod TYPE-F; they act as basic mobs or bosses in game. * Zero, the robotic guide to Rose in ''Elsword'' in one of Rose's List of Elsword classes and characters, classes; helps Rose create more robots such as G-0 Battleroid, Mecha Volt MX, Sparrow units, Ex-C Viper, Gale Force, and The G-Core * Talos (Or SOMA), the player character in ''The Talos Principle'' * Arthur from ''The Journeyman Project'' video game series * LUX TIZER, a Tetujin from ''The 7th Saga'' * ''B.O.B. (video game), B.O.B.'' * Many mining and defense robots in the ''Descent (1995 video game), Descent'' series of games * Mining robots and combots from ''Red Faction'' * Floyd, the lovable sidekick robot from the Infocom text adventure ''Planetfall'' * Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Foxy and Chica from the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' series; also other animatronics * The distinct robots in the original ''Mega Man (original series), Mega Man'' series, including the main character Mega Man (character), Mega Man and the Robot Masters * The Metal Gear (weapon), Metal Gears from the ''Metal Gear (series), Metal Gear'' series * Mettaton from ''Undertale''; actually a ghost residing inside a robotic body created by the royal scientist Alphys. He is a celebrity in Mt. Ebott, the home of the monsters. * K1-B0 (nicknamed Keebo) from ''Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' * Monokuma, the main antagonist of the Danganronpa Franchise. * Snatchers from the cyberpunk visual novel adventure game ''Snatcher (video game), Snatcher'' * ''Custom Robo (series), Custom Robo'' * Robot bosses from ''Contra III: The Alien Wars'' * Diana and Al King from ''Doraemon 4: In the Moon Kingdom'' (ドラえもん4 のび太と月の王国) * Assorted monsters from the ''Final Fantasy'' series, including the superboss Omega Weapon * The Badniks, the E-Series (Sonic the Hedgehog), E-Series robots, Dr. Eggman Nega, Captain Whisker, Emerl, Metal Sonic, Mecha Sonic, Metal Knuckles, EggRobo, the Shadow Androids, Cubot, and Orbot from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series * Dr Ion and various other robots from ''God Hand'' * Liberty Prime from the 2008 and 2015 post-apocalyptic role-playing games ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout 4'' *Mechatron from ''The Movie Monster Game'' (1986) * Miss Bloody Rachel from ''Viewtiful Joe 2'' and ''Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble'' * Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club!), Monitor Kernel Access / Monika.chr / Monika, from ''Doki Doki Literature Club!'' * The Reploids of the ''Mega Man X'' and ''Mega Man Zero'' series, and ''Mega Man ZX'', robots with the ability to think, feel, and make their own decisions, along with Mega Man X (character), Mega Man X, the successor to the original Mega Man and the original basis for most Reploid's designs, and Zero (Mega Man), Zero, X's partner and the only Reploid not based on X. * Enemy robots from ''Robotron: 2084'' * Various robot enemies from ''Fantastic Four (2005 video game), Fantastic Four'' *Most members of the Rhythm Rogues, excluding Jaguar (Space Channel 5), Shadow and Purge, from the ''Space Channel 5'' series * ''Shamus (computer game), Shamus'' * Cyber Sub-Zero, Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke (Mortal Kombat character), Smoke from the ''Mortal Kombat (series), Mortal Kombat'' series * The Drones and Mainframe from ''Gunman Chronicles'' * Robo (Chrono Trigger), Robo (serial number R-66Y) from ''Chrono Trigger'' * The Cyberdisc and Sectopod species in ''X-COM: UFO Defense'' * Alisa Bosconovitch, Combot, Jack (Tekken), Jacks and NANCY-MI847J from the ''Tekken'' series * Gadget and Gadget Z from ''Suikoden II'' and ''Suikoden III'' respectively * Cait Sith, a fortune-telling robotic cat controlled via remote by a man named Reeve Teusti, from ''Final Fantasy VII''. By extension, Cait Sith rides atop a giant, robotic moogle to which Cait Sith relays commands through a megaphone. * ROB 64 from the ''Star Fox'' series, starting with ''Star Fox 64'' * Emeralda, a colony of nanomachines from ''Xenogears'' * The Servbots from ''Mega Man Legends'' * Hengar from ''Monster Rancher'' * Mingy Jongo, a boss from Banjo-Tooie * Terror Drone and Robot Tank from ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2,'' and ''Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge, Yuri's Revenge'' * HMX-12 Multi and HMX-13 Serio, the popular robot maids from ''To Heart'', as well as their successor, HMX-17a Ilfa from ''To Heart 2'' * The Robo-Kys from the ''Guilty Gear'' series * Ershin from ''Breath of Fire IV'' * The "Machina" from ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''Final Fantasy X-2'' * Cortana (Halo), Cortana, 343 Guilty Spark and 2401 Penitent Tangent, from the ''Halo (series), Halo'' series * Clank (Ratchet & Clank), Clank, Doctor Nefarious, and countless others in the ''Ratchet & Clank (series), Ratchet & Clank'' series * KOS-MOS, MOMO (Xenosaga), MOMO and the Realians from the ''Xenosaga'' trilogy * Kunoichi and Ninja from ''The Ninja Warriors (1987 video game), The Ninja Warriors'', an arcade game starring robot ninjas * Robocalypse, Nintendo DS game * Robots from ''System Shock'' * Robot enemies from ''Viewtiful Joe (video game), Viewtiful Joe'' *Scooter from ''Alien Storm'' *Monita from ''Nintendo Land'' * Bolbox, a playable character from two Motor Toon Grand Prix games. * Thursday, sidekick of Captain Gordon the 37th Defender of Earth (and later itself the 38th Defender of Earth) from ''Disgaea: Hour of Darkness'' * Turtlebot from ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 video game), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * HK-47 from ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', part of the Star Wars expanded universe, ''Star Wars'' expanded universe * Kurt Zisa, a secret Universe of Kingdom Hearts, Heartless boss in the American and Final Mix versions of ''Kingdom Hearts'' * The entire Core army in ''Total Annihilation'' and its remakes * The robots in ''Zero-K'' * Eve from ''Dark Rift'' * Numerous robot enemies from ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom'' * Geary, a cleanliness-obsessed and evil robot from ''Crash Nitro Kart'' * The Ridepod, a customizable industrial revolution-style robot that Max can ride in dungeons in the RPG ''Dark Cloud 2'' * Dog (Half-Life 2), Dog from ''Half-Life 2'' * Robot enemies from ''Journey to Silius'' (''Raf World'') * ''Chibi-Robo'', a tiny robot housekeeper that is the main playable character in the game of the same name * Mike (WarioWare), Mike, a "karaoke robot" from ''WarioWare: Touched!''; its creator, Dr. Crygor used him as a janitor * Rocket in ''Rocket: Robot on Wheels'' * Browny from ''Contra: Hard Corps'' * The Robot boss from ''Contra: Hard Corps'' * Robot enemies from ''The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction'' * Various robot enemies from ''Spider-Man: Friend or Foe'' * The Copyroid, a robot that allows a Net-Navi to be projected into the real world and interact with it in ''Mega Man Battle Network 6'' * Yumemi Hoshino, a main character in the visual novel ''Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'' * ''Medabots'' * Many enemies and bosses from ''Smash TV'' * CD-288 from ''Contra: Legacy of War'' * Oscar, an automaton railwayman from ''Syberia'' and ''Syberia II'' * ''Probotector'', PAL version of Contra (video game), ''Contra'' with the human characters replaced with robots * Quote and Curly Brace, the "soldiers from the surface" in ''Doukutsu Monogatari'' * Several Protoss units from ''StarCraft'' are robotic. * Most GUN units from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' are robots. * LapTrap from The Learning Company's ''The ClueFinders'' series * R-110 from ''TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'' * Robot Ninja Haggle Man from ''Retro Game Challenge'' * ''Virtual Woman'', who can be programmed with a new personality, appearance, and history * Sasuke, a clockwork robot ninja in the ''Ganbare Goemon'' series * Goemon Impact, a very big clockwork robot in ''Ganbare Goemon'', modelled after Goemon himself * Miss Impact, a female counterpart to Goemon Impact that is modelled after Omitsu * T-elos(Telos), Ziggy, the E.S. units and the Zarathustra system in ''Xenosaga'' * The various classes of Forerunner (Halo), Forerunner Sentinels from ''Halo (series), Halo'' * The Jack of All Trades (or Jack) robot from ''Gears of War'' * Big Robot Bill of the computer game ''The Neverhood'' * The Banpresto Originals Terminology#W-Numbers, W-Numbers of ''Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2'' * T.O.B.O.R. and Makoto/Proto-Makoto, robots created by Dr. F. on ''MySims'' and ''MySims Kingdom'' * The Fillbots from ''Rhythm Heaven'' * Wheatley (Portal), Wheatley from ''Portal 2'' * Machines/Robots from ''Team Fortress 2'' * ''Frobot'' from the eponymous Wii game * Admiral Razorbeard and the Robo-Pirates from ''Rayman'' Series * Josef from the ''Machinarium'' computer game * DeskBot, BellBot, DoorBot, LiftBot, BarBot and the Maître d' are crucial characters in
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'' * Mr. Handy, utility robots from the ''Fallout (series), Fallout'' series * Curie, a Miss Nanny robot from ''Fallout 4'' modified to conduct scientific experiments in secret in Vault-Tec's Vault 81 * Atlas and P-Body, the android player-characters in the co-op mode in ''Portal 2'' * CL4P-TP also referred to as "ClapTrap" from the ''Borderlands (video game), Borderlands'' series * FL4K, a playable character / Vault Hunter from ''Borderlands 3'' as the Beastmaster class. Works with different types of beasts in battle. Self named by shortening a meaningless 512 alphanumeric character name. *Gortys and Loader Bot from Tales from the Borderlands * D-Tritus and various others from ''Scrapland'' * Various from ''Z (video game), Z'' * EDI (Mass Effect), EDI (an artificial intelligence operating an android formerly named Dr. Eva), Characters of the Mass Effect universe#Harbinger, Harbinger, Sovereign, the Reapers, and the Geth, including Characters of the Mass Effect universe#Legion, Legion, from the ''Mass effect, Mass Effect'' series * Clanker in The Learning Company's ''Star Flyer'' series * The robotic CAST race from the ''Phantasy Star'' series *The Servo series of domestic robots from ''The Sims: Livin' Large'', ''The Sims 2: Open for Business'' and ''The Sims 4: Discover University''. They make a cameo appearance as a statue within the science facility in ''The Sims 3'', and have been made available in that game by fan creators. * The Simbot from ''The Sims 3: Ambitions'', a scrap-built ancestor to the Servo units in the other games in the series, as well as the PlumBots, the highly-customisable, highly evolved descendant of Simbots and Servos featured in ''The Sims 3: Into The Future'' * The Sackbots from ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' and ''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' * Turing, a main character of ''2064: Read Only Memories'' * Working Joes and Industrial Joes from ''Alien: Isolation'' * Ghost, artificially intelligent companion of guardians in the video game ''Destiny (video game), Destiny'' * Skell, the giant robot mechs from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles X used as tools and weapons * Mimeosome, human-like robots from Xenoblade Chronicles X; simulate humans while all the humans are in stasis * Ruukoto, Reimu's maid from Touhou Project, Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream given to her by Yumemi. Does not appear in any other Touhou project games. * VIVIT, the protagonist of th
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series. * Drones from Angry Birds Epic Raiding Party events. * 2B, 9S and A2, the three main protagonists from NieR: Automata are respectively Battle, Scanner, and Attacker model androids within the game, along with almost all NPCs included in the game itself. * Lone Echo The Main Character, Jack (Or ECHO ONE) is an Android under command of Captain Olivia "Liv" Rhodes onborad the Kronos II Station in space. * WX-78 from ''Don't Starve'' and ''Don't Starve Together''. *Shinatama, the female android liaison to the main protagonist from the game Oni (video game), ''Oni''. * P.E.K.K.A, from ''Clash of Clans'' * Yopple-Bot and No-Bot from ''Yo-kai Watch 3'' * , UH8, m-UH9 and RV2, undersea utility robots in SOMA (video game), ''SOMA''. Numerous corrupted versions of these are seen in-game, modified by the WAU artificial intelligence. * Sweet, Cap'n, and K_K from ''Deltarune'' *Amy Amania and Roscoe the Space Dog are rumored to be androids, from the ''Space Channel 5'' series. * P03 from ''Inscryption'' *Prophetbot, Protobot, and Row-bot from ''OneShot'' *Nick Valentine, synth detective from Fallout 4 ** ''Fallout 4'' ** ** ''Fallout 4'' ** *a detective of a small agency he runs


See also

* List of fictional computers * List of fictional cyborgs * List of fictional gynoids * List of fictional military robots * List of robots * Android (robot), Android * Gynoid * Mecha *
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* Robotic police officer * Artificial intelligence in fiction


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