Robotech (disambiguation)
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Robotech is a popular science fiction franchise that includes:
- Robotech (TV series), that originally debuted in North America in 1985
- Robotech: The Movie, a 1986 Cannon film that was shelved after poor test screenings
- Robotech II: The Sentinels, a proposed series that was released only as a pilot in 1986
- Robotech 3000, a proposed all-CG spinoff series that was cancelled in 2000
- Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, a new sequel that was completed in 2006
- Robotech: Battlecry, a console video game released in 2002 by TDK Mediactive
- Robotech Collectible Card Game, a collectible card game by Hero Factory
- Robotech: Crystal Dreams, a N64 video game cancelled in 1998 by GameTek
- Robotech Defenders, a line of scale model kits that was released by Revell during the 1980s
- Robotech: Invasion, a console video game released in 2004 by Take-Two Interactive
- Robotech: The Macross Saga, a handheld video game released in 2002 by TDK Mediactive
- Robotech (comics), from various publishers ranging from Comico to DC Comics
- Robotech music, created by Ulpio Minucci and other composers.
- Robotech (novels), written by Jack McKinney and published by Del Rey Books
- Robotech (role-playing games), published by Palladium Books from 1986 to 2001
Within the context of the above franchise, the word "robotech" was a shortened version of "robotechnology," and was used especially to refer to the alien technological advances that made it possible to construct transforming vehicles and battle armor.
It can also refer to:
- An educational camp center featuring youth technology programs
- Automated swimming pool cleaners