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{{quote|"A ''cheese grater''? She has a gadget for everything! How can I ever beat her if I never know what insane gizmo she has up her sleeves?"|Vexus, ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''}}
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No matter what the situation, no matter who the foe, not only did the robot's creators think of it, but the robot has [[Deus Ex Machina|the counter already built in]].
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* Jet Jaguar in ''[[Godzilla]] vs. Megalon'', which was mocked by ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' for the line, "He's programming himself to grow bigger!"
* The T-1000 from [[Terminator]] 2 and the TX from Terminator 3 can do everything a human can, and a lot more, although that 'more' differs.
* The security bot in ''[[Interstellar]]'' is surprisingly versatile, despite looking like a giant late-model pocket knife.
 
 
== Live -Action TelevisionTV ==
* Kryten in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', to some extent. Described as "a robot designed purely to clean lavatories," he nevertheless has a translation mode, an egg whisk, a vacuum cleaner, radio reception, the ability to display videos, eyes with split-screen, zoom and quantel modes and, in a deleted scene, a cigarette lighter. Sadly, much of this is attached to his groinal socket. This is before we've got on to abilities he's picked up as a result of breaking his programming. And it's stated in a few episodes that he's pretty clunky.
* Viki from ''[[Small Wonder]]''