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[[File:Robbie 4900.png|link=Forbidden Planet|frame|There was a time when this sort of thing was [[Zeerust|taken seriously]].]] |
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The opposite of [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] and [[Robot Girl]] — this is a robot designed with function over form in mind. It's in technically humanoid form, but generally looks like a trashcan or boiler on legs, sometimes ([[Cephalothorax|but not always]]) with a head of a greater or lesser similarity to that of a human. This robot is usually not painted and it's often possible to easily see screw heads holding it together. Bonus points if the robot's arms are made of flexi-tube with pincers at the end. |
The opposite of [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] and [[Robot Girl]] — this is a robot designed with function over form in mind. It's in technically humanoid form, but generally looks like a trashcan or boiler on legs, sometimes ([[Cephalothorax|but not always]]) with a head of a greater or lesser similarity to that of a human. This robot is usually not painted and it's often possible to easily see screw heads holding it together. Bonus points if the robot's arms are made of flexi-tube with pincers at the end. |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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* ''[[Paranoia]]'': Jackobots (from "jack of all trades") are intended to be able to do the same physical things as humans, so they're basically humanoid in size and shape, but clearly mechanical. Other bots range from sorta humanoid (docbots, scrubots) to [[Sapient Ship |
* ''[[Paranoia]]'': Jackobots (from "jack of all trades") are intended to be able to do the same physical things as humans, so they're basically humanoid in size and shape, but clearly mechanical. Other bots range from sorta humanoid (docbots, scrubots) to [[Sapient Ship]]s (warbots, flybots). |
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* Combat, Janitorial and Animal Care robots in the Classic ''[[Traveller]]'' adventure ''Research Station Gamma''. |
* Combat, Janitorial and Animal Care robots in the Classic ''[[Traveller]]'' adventure ''Research Station Gamma''. |
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* The Orks in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' have [[Mini-Mecha]] (with an Ork [[Man in the Machine|welded inside]]) aptly known as Killa Kanz. Their [[Humongous Mecha]] are built to a similar design. |
* The Orks in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' have [[Mini-Mecha]] (with an Ork [[Man in the Machine|welded inside]]) aptly known as Killa Kanz. Their [[Humongous Mecha]] are built to a similar design. |
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* The final boss in ''[[Balloon Kid]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] is this kind of robot. |
* The final boss in ''[[Balloon Kid]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] is this kind of robot. |
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* Super Robot Thursday from ''[[Disgaea]]'' fits this trope, as he, Captain Gordon, and Jennifer are parodies of early science fiction series. |
* Super Robot Thursday from ''[[Disgaea]]'' fits this trope, as he, Captain Gordon, and Jennifer are parodies of early science fiction series. |
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* ''[[Oddworld]]'''s "[http://depthsofoddworld.net/cast-greeter.htm Greeters]" are a very literal version of the laconic, and resemble nothing so much as "[http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Greeter a hot water heater on a unicycle]." They're also the in-universe [[Stepford Smiler |
* ''[[Oddworld]]'''s "[http://depthsofoddworld.net/cast-greeter.htm Greeters]" are a very literal version of the laconic, and resemble nothing so much as "[http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Greeter a hot water heater on a unicycle]." They're also the in-universe [[Stepford Smiler]]s. |
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