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| Robot | |
| Type: | Technology |
| Aliases: | Robos; Androids; Droids |
| Availability: | Common item |
| Manufacturer: | Various |
| Model: | Various |
Robots are electronic/mechanical machines, able to perform tasks as per a set of specific preprogrammed parameters. Another common characteristic is that by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own. The word robot can refer to both physical robots and virtual software agents, but the latter are usually referred to as bots. There is no consensus on which machines qualify as robots, but there is general agreement among experts and the public that robots tend to do some or all of the following: move around, operate a mechanical limb, sense and manipulate their environment, and exhibit intelligent behavior, especially behavior which mimics humans or other animals. As a means of preventing robots from becoming a threat to their environment, many of them are programmed to adhere to certain guidelines or "laws". As per science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, the Three Laws of Robotics are:
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Robots also appear in many cartoon programs. They are the primary subject of the Transformers animated franchise, and tend to pop up in other related genres including sci-fi, action/adventure, superhero fantasy and comedy.
Androids[]
The Gunslinger from Westworld.
Androids are robotic creations whose physical appearance is patterned after that of a humanoid. While all androids are robots, not all robots are androids. Some androids bear an appearance so similar to a normal human being, that they can often fool various means of perception be it ocular, electronic or otherwise. Some notable androids in film cinema include Ash, an android featured in the 1979 film Alien, who goes nuts and tries to kill the crew of the mining vessel Nostromo. Another example of the classic "robots-gone-bad" trope is the gunslinger featured in the 1973 Michael Crichton film Westworld who tries to kill two tourists named Peter Martin and John Blane before finally meeting it's end after being doused with highly concentrated acide. In television, the most infamous android of all is without question Lieutenant Commander Data from the syndicated sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Although he is very obviously a robot, Data has demonstrated an unwavering desire to become more human, even going so far as to have a microchip implanted that simulates human emotion.
Droids[]
A "droid" is merely another term used for robot, although the word itself is derivative of the word Android. Conversely however, droids are not necessarily androids as many have physical appearances that are not based on that of living beings. The term droid was popularized by the Star Wars film franchise, but has since become part of general sci-fi vernacular.
Sentinels[]
Sentinels are the name attributed to various models of robot featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are part of the mainstream Marvel Universe, colloquially referred to as the Earth-616 reality, but have also been represented in stories that take place in alternate realities as well. They are traditionally associated with stories dealing with the X-Men.
The original Sentinels, the MK I model, were first introduced in the pages of X-Men, Volume 1 #14 in November, 1965 in a story called "Among Us Stalk... the Sentinels!". The more popularly known models are the MK III models, which were first introduced in X-Men, Volume 1 #98 in the story, "Merry Christmas, X-Men — The Sentinels Have Returned!" in April, 1976. There have been many different models of Sentinel since then, varying in appearance, design, capabilities and programming.
Robots of Note[]
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Appearances[]
Comics[]
- Adventure Comics 373 - Renegade sentry robots.
- All-Star Squadron 39 - Robotman and the Real American.
- Amazing Fantasy Vol 2 17 - Death's Head 3.0.
- Amazing Spider-Man 5 - Doctor Doom's Doombots.
- Amazing Spider-Man 24 - Mysterio uses a robot cat and a robot bat to track Spider-Man.
- Amazing Spider-Man 363 - Richard & Mary Parker LMDs (unrevealed).
- Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 3 - The Tri-Sentinel.
- Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 6 - LMDs of Beetle, Shocker, Speed Demon and Overdrive.
- Atom 26 - Robot insects.
- Avengers 45 - Super-Adaptoid.
- Avengers 267 - Kang robot.
- Avengers 268 - Kang robot assembly line.
- Batman 10 - Mechanical dinosaur. Later a Batcave trophy.
- Batman 190 - Penguin robot.
- Batman 1,000,000 - Robin the Toy Wonder
- Black Widow & The Marvel Girls 2 - Black Widow protects an advanced robot.
- Captain America 111 - Mankiller and mechanical cowboy.
- Captain America 224 - The Vision.
- Captain Marvel 18 - Kree Mandroid.
- Cyberforce 1 - T.I.M.M.I.E. and C.C.
- Daredevil 22 - Tri-Man
- DC Comics Presents 52 - Ambush Bug's mini-bots.
- Doom Patrol 86 - Rog the giant robot.
- Doom Patrol 88 - RA-2, robot surgical assistant.
- Doom Patrol 99 - Bug Man's giant robot insects.
- Doom Patrol Vol 2 74 - Simulacrums of Robotman.
- Fantastic Four 5 - Doombots.
- Fantastic Four 15 - Awesome Android.
- Fantastic Four 28 - Awesome Android.
- Fantastic Four 239 - Roberta.
- Fantastic Four 247 - Doombots and servo Kill-bots.
- Fantastic Four 265 - H.U.B.E.R.T.
- Flash Vol 2 134 - Golden Age Reverse-Flash.
- Hulk Vol 2 20 - Gammadroid
- Hulk Vol 2 21 - Gammadroid and Cosmic Hulk
- Invaders 1 - Human Torch.
- Iron Man 12 - Tony Stark LMD.
- Iron Man Vol 6 3 - Demolisher robot.
- Journey Into Mystery 57 - Orogo.
- Man of Steel Vol 2 2 - Toyman's giant robot and spider robots.
- Marvel Comics 1 - Human Torch, Jim Hammond.
- Marvel Team-Up 100 - Black Panther & Storm fight a robot owned by Andreas de Ruyter.
- New X-Men 114 - MK IV & Wild Sentinels.
- Red She-Hulk 59 - X-51 only.
- RoboCop: Roulette 1 - ED-209.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 1 - K-2SO.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2 - K-2SO.
- She-Hulk Vol 2 1 - Awesome Andy and Vision II. Vision I in flashback.
- Showcase 66 - Hamid Ali's giant robot crocodile.
- Showcase 67 - Hamid Ali's giant robot crocodile.
- Star Wars 12 - C-3PO and R2-D2.
- Star Wars 25 - C-3PO and R2-D2.
- Star Wars 43 - C-3PO and R2-D2.
- Star Wars 54 - C-3PO and R2-D2.
- Star Wars 76 - C-3Po, R2-D2, and K-3PX.
- Star Wars: Beckett 1 - D-1G.
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 6 - 4-LOM.
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 7 - 4-LOM.
- Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol 2 1 - DD-13 and FX-9 medical droids.
- Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol 2 19 - Medical droid and training droid.
- Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol 2 20 - Repair droids and service droids.
- Star Wars: Poe Dameron 27 - BB-8 only.
- Star Wars: Republic 67 - B1 battle droids and B2 super battle droids.
- Strange Tales 99 - Mister Morgan's Monster.
- Superman 360 - 4 Superman robots.
- Tales to Astonish 71 - The Leader's giant humanoid.
- Tales to Astonish 72 - The Leader's humanoids.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 29 - Turtlebot.
- Uncanny X-Men 14 - MK I Sentinels.
- Uncanny X-Men 22 - Colosso the training robot.
- Uncanny X-Men 94 - Giant robot in Danger Room sequence.
- X-Factor Special: Layla Miller 1 - Summers Rebellion era Sentinels.
- Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris 1 - Colossus of Mars.
- Werewolf by Night 42 - Tri-Animan.
- Werewolf by Night 43 - Tri-Animan.
- Young Avengers 2 - Vision's destroyed remains.
Television[]
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Ghost - Aida LMD.
- American Horror Story: The End - Miriam Mead robot.
- American Horror Story: The Morning After - Miriam Mead robot.
- Avengers: Avengers Assemble (Part 1) - Vision, Ultron and his robot army.
- Doctor Who: Robot (Part 1) - Experimental Prototype Robot K1.
- Doctor Who: Robot (Part 2) - Experimental Prototype Robot K1.
- Doctor Who: Robot (Part 3) - Experimental Prototype Robot K1.
- Doctor Who: Robot (Part 4) - Experimental Prototype Robot K1.
- Doctor Who: Smile - Vardies and Emojibots.
- Flash: All Star Team Up - Robot insects.
- Lost in Space: The Android Machine - B9 and Verda.
- Outer Limits: Family Values - Gideon, an A.I. house-servant robot that replaces Tom Arnold.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Weapons Factory B1 & B2 battle droids; TX-21 & R2-D2.
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: The Padawan Path - Cleaning droid.
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: Beasts of Echo Base - R2-D2 only.
- Super Friends: The Bride of Darkseid (Part 2) - Apokoliptian robot sentries.
- Twilight Zone: The Mighty Casey - Casey, the robot baseball player.
- Wonder Woman: The Deadly Toys - Evil Wonder Woman robot.
Films[]
- Android Uprising
- Argoman: The Fantastic Superman - Jenabell's android robot duplicates.
- Black Hole, The - Maximilian, V.I.N.CENT., B.O.B. & S.T.A.R.
- Carbon Copy
- Chopping Mall - Shopping mall killbots.
- Ex Machina - Ava, Kyoko and other models.
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Android assassins.
- Ghost in the Shell (2017) - Android assassins.
- Incredibles, The - Omnidroid.
- Pandora Machine
- Planet Hulk - Arch-E 5912.
- RoboCop - ED-209.
- RoboCop 2 - ED-209.
- RoboCop 3 - ED-209.
- Robot Wars - MEGA-1 robot and MRAS-2.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - KX-series security droids, astromech droids, and protocol droids (K-2SO, R2-D2, C-3PO).
- Yattâman - Robots galore!
Novels[]
- Han Solo at Stars' End - CD-2 harvester Agiribot
- Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan
Short stories[]
- Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale - C2-R4, C-3O, R2-D2.
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