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robot
📅 Updated:2026-09-03
🕒 Created:2011-07-08
🆔 ID:2041
Description
A robot is an autonomous machine that is guided by a computer or an operator which could either be on-board (such as an AI brain or a mecha pilot) or remotely operated a (such as a drone).
This is basically the machine version of a species tag and covers robots from mindless automatons to fully sentient mechanical lifeforms.
Robots come in basic types:
- Entertainment robots, which are robots used for entertainment purposes such as animatronics, robot toys, and sexbots.
- Worker robots, which are often used for manual labor that is too dangerous or exact for biological laborers. Examples include be industrial robots or the Boston Dynamics "Big Dog."
- Helper robots, which are generally tools used to aid skilled professionals or carry out very specific tasks that couldn't be achieved any other way. Examples would include nano-bots and robotic surgery tables.
- Combat robots, which are mobile weapon platforms that assists or replaces traditional soldiers with the goal of minimizing casualties and enhancing a fighting force. Examples include UAVs and the Terminator robots.
- Creature analog robots, the kind most likely to grace the pages of e621. These robots are made for various reasons, but generally resemble natural creatures in some small way.
- Androids, which are basically mechanical people. They're fully sentient and life-like, both in behavior, function and appearance.
Robot body types:
Related tags:
See also:
Forum discussion:
- forum #141131 - Cyborgs, Androids, and Robots. Oh my! (Oct. 2014)
- forum #145008 - Calling all robot, android, mecha, etc. experts! (wiki project) (Dec. 2014)
