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* Dorothy from ''[[The Big O]]'' makes very smooth mechanical sounds when she moves [[Depending on the Writer|Depending on the Episode]]
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* ''[[Friendship Is Witchcraft]]'' features in episode 4 a discussion about robots. Episode 5 focuses on one, and her servos could use some maintenance. Not that anyone cares.
* Referencing the ''Big O'' example above, Dorothy's counterpart in ''[[Undocumented Features]]'' can ''choose'' to move and sound mechanical, although by default she is indistinguishable from a human. She usually reserves doing so for those times when [[Deadpan Snarker|she's dealing with someone with an irrational prejudice against robots]].
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' is guilty of this, with most civilian droids making odd pneumatic whining sounds whenever they move and military droids that have an inexplicable clanking sound accompany their every step, even while walking on grass.
* Although not technically a robot, [[Powered Armor|the powerloader]] used by Ripley in ''[[Aliens]]'' makes satisfying hydraulic whirrs and clomps as it moves around.
* [[Short Circuit|Johnny 5]] makes all kinds of noise when he moves around, but it's natural, since he's animatronic.
== [[Literature]] ==
* In the first ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy]]'' book, Marvin deliberately makes clanking and labouring noises whenever he moves.
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* The Cybermen in ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Lampshaded in one episode when they somehow manage to sneak up on the Doctor and he asks them if they've "got their legs on 'silent'".
* In ''[[Star Trek]]'', we have Borg drones that make mechanical and electrical noise when moving, or [[You Will Be Assimilated|assimilating]].
* [[RoboCop]] in the TV series. When walking he only made stepping thumps, but moving anything else made mechanical noises.
== [[Toys]] ==
* Most of the ''[[Bionicle]]'' web animations have this for ''all'' the characters. (Including [[Fridge Logic|a few who are actually organic beings wearing armour]]). Averted in the [[Direct to DVD]] movies, however (save for a handful of instances).
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* There are creaking/squeaking robot enemies in the video games ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and/or ''Banjo Tooie''.
* [[Cyborg|The Arachnotrons, Spider Mastermind and the Cyberdemon]] from ''[[Doom]]'' make a hell of a noise when they walk around on their metal legs.
* ''[[Tekken]]''{{'}}s Jack-type cyborgs make a satisfying crashing noise when knocked over, although they're quiet when moving.
* The Dwemer Centurions in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'' produce a distinct metal-on-stone clacking sounds whenever they are near.
* Omega makes these only in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)||Sonic 2006]]''.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Transformers]]'', you sometimes (different series are different on this, and many things) hear sounds as the robots move. ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' in particular has fun with it, with high-pitched whirring noises that say 'high tech' for most of them, but the old geezer of a medic, Ratchet, makes much creakier noises.
* [[Subverted]] in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Lisa's Wedding": we [[Flash Forward]] to the far future [[I Want My Jetpack|(2010)]] and see what we think are a group of robots clanking by, but it's really just several college kids going to ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' auditions in Tin Man costumes.
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