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This trope is for robots and cyborgs with primarily robotic bodies that consume human food and drink.
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Many robots that can eat food also have a [[Trademark Favorite Food|distinct preference]], whether it be for something that's easy for their system to convert to energy or whether it be just the same tasty junk foods that humans love. Alcohol and sweets are popular for both reasons.
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== [[Anime]]
* ''[[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]]'': Nuku Nuku is a cyborg housing only a rescued kitten's brain (and maybe some other organs), but she eats just like a normal teenage girl would. Well, with some feline preferences.
* [[Doraemon]] needs to eat to function like a human and his favorite food is dorayaki.
* ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'', all of them. Though maybe it's due to their [[Magitek]]-ness.
* Chachamaru in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' can eat and drink though she claims she has no sense of taste. Apparently it's to feel more human. Later, she can be seen licking an ice cream cone and is in the school's tea club. By the time of the ice cream event, she may actually be able to taste it considering the numerous upgrades.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In the [[Marvel Universe]], the original Human Torch (who, despite his name, was an android) used to eat and drink.
* Aaron Stack, a.k.a. "Machine Man" from ''[[Nextwave]]''. "My robot brain needs beer!" In ''[[Marvel Zombies]]'' 3, however, he stated "I have no stomach, but I must barf."
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Subverted]] in ''[[A.I.: Artificial Intelligence]]'': the android David tries to eat spinach to fit in with his human family, but ends up causing his machinery to jam on it, so a tech-support team has to open him up and dig the spinach out. Woops.
* Subverted in the obscure B-movie sequel, ''Class of 1999 2: The Substitute.'' It is believed that the huge substitute teacher is an android and he's a [[Big Eater]], he even says "My body turns food into fuel quite quickly," but it turns out he's just a man who ''thinks'' he's an android.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* In ''The Positronic Man'', co-written by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg (and based on Asimov's short story ''Bicentennial Man''), a robot eventually upgrades himself with a device that converts food to energy.
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Data in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' can consume food and drink to appear more human and put others at ease. He also appears to have taste buds; when he gets his emotion chip in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', he realises he "hates" a certain drink.
* The 'Bots on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' are like this, especially [[Extreme Omnivore|Gypsy]].
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* In ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'', [[Robot Girl|Cameron]] is able to eat food, though it is not made clear whether she does this to blend in with humans or if she gets some benefit from this. At one point she is glitching due to damage to her processor and is convinced that she is actually human, and when presented with a large plate of food she says she isn't hungry.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==▼
* The Cryx Kraken Colossal from ''[[Iron Kingdoms|WarMachine]]'' has a special rule called "Meat Fuelled" - allowing it to gain Focus Points when it kills a Living enemy Model. Essentially, it's a giant robot that eats people.▼
* Played with in ''[[Bionicle]]''. The Matoran were shown fishing and there was mention of food in the first few years of the story, but the characters were never seen eating the food. Since Matoran must wear their masks at all times and wouldn't be able to put food into their mouths, this resulted in a large dose of [[Fridge Logic]]... until it was revealed that they consume food by absorbing it through ''[[Bizarre Alien Biology|the palms of their hands]]''.▼
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
* In general, nearly every video game that features both biological and mechanical protagonists and food- or drink-based power-ups is subject to this. Examples include ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[Persona 3]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', etc.▼
* In the ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' franchise, Chica zigzags this Trope. She loves to eat pizza, but with no metabolism or digestive system, doing so damages her innards and circuitry.▼
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* Ping in ''[[Megatokyo]]'', to Miho's initial surprise. She can actually derive energy from sugars, and she loves cake.
* In ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]'', the main character's robot helper orders a banana sundae. It explains that it has the capacity to enjoy the sundae- as a work of art, not as nourishment.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* The cars in ''[[Cars]]'' not only consume fuel (they drink it from a straw rather than taking it in through their gas valves) but also other metal objects like nuts and bolts, as with "human" food including fruits and vegetables, and ''meat''. Except nobody knows where their meat products come from considering the fact that the animals in their world are also vehicles like them, with their cattle being portrayed as either farm or construction equipment.
** Cars kill farm and construction equipment for food? Who wants tractorburgers? Come and get 'em! Only $2.50!
▲== Video Games ==
▲* In general, nearly every video game that features both biological and mechanical protagonists and food- or drink-based power-ups is subject to this. Examples include ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[Persona 3]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', etc.
▲* In the ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' franchise, Chica zigzags this Trope. She loves to eat pizza, but with no metabolism or digestive system, doing so damages her innards and circuitry.
▲== Tabletop Games ==
▲* The Cryx Kraken Colossal from ''[[Iron Kingdoms|WarMachine]]'' has a special rule called "Meat Fuelled" - allowing it to gain Focus Points when it kills a Living enemy Model. Essentially, it's a giant robot that eats people.
▲== Other ==
▲* Played with in ''[[Bionicle]]''. The Matoran were shown fishing and there was mention of food in the first few years of the story, but the characters were never seen eating the food. Since Matoran must wear their masks at all times and wouldn't be able to put food into their mouths, this resulted in a large dose of [[Fridge Logic]]... until it was revealed that they consume food by absorbing it through ''[[Bizarre Alien Biology|the palms of their hands]]''.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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