Robot (disambiguation)

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[edit] Robot description

A robot is a mechanical or virtual, artificial agent, usually an electro-mechanical system, which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.

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Robot or robots may also refer to:


[edit] Fiction

  • Crow T. Robot, fictional character from the American science fiction comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000
  • Real Robot, robot or mecha that is treated as a realistic tool rather than as a heroic semi-character in the Super Robot Wars series
  • Robot Archie, fictional comic book character who first appeared in Lion #1 published in February 1952
  • Robot Master, special kind of robot or android in the Mega Man original series that possesses a very advanced level of artificial intelligence
  • Robot Master (Transformers), character in Marvel's Transformers comics
  • Superman robots, fictional robots from the DC Comics Universe

[edit] Film

  • I, Robot, 2004 movie that uses some aspects of Asimov's stories
  • Robot Carnival, Japanese anime film released in 1987
  • Robot Jox, 1990 science fiction movie directed by Stuart Gordon
  • Robot Monster, 1953 science fiction B-movie made in 3-D
  • Robot Stories, 2003 independent film written and directed by Greg Pak
  • Robots (film), computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox
  • Star Wars, Science fiction twin trilogy created by filmmaker George Lucas
  • Short Circuit (movie), 1986 movie about a robot that accidentally gains sentient thought
  • Short Circuit 2, 1988 sequel to Short Circuit

[edit] Literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Technology

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  • Articulated robot, robot with rotary joints
  • Autonomous robot, robot which can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance
  • Domestic robot, robot used for household chores
  • Entertainment robot, robot that is not made for utilitarian use
  • Humanoid robot, robot with its overall appearance based on that of the human body
  • Industrial robot, automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes
  • Leonardo's robot, humanoid automaton designed by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1495
  • Military robot, autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications
  • Mobile robot, automatic machine that is capable of movement in a given environment
  • Rescue robot, robot designed for the purpose of aiding rescue workers
  • Robot calibration, process of identifying the real geometrical parameters in the kinematic structure of an industrial robot
  • Robot control, theory of how to model and control robots
  • Robot dog, robot in the shape of a dog
  • Robot kit, special construction kit for building robots
  • Robot locomotion, the study of how to design robot appendages and control mechanisms to allow robots to move fluidly and efficiently
  • Robot software, coded commands that tell a mechanical device what tasks to perform
  • Robot welding, the use of mechanized programmable tools which completely automate a welding process
  • SCARA robot, 4-axis industrial robot
  • Snake-arm robot, a hyper-redundant, snake-like manipulator
  • Social robot, autonomous robot that interacts and communicates with humans by following the social rules attached to its role
  • Tug robot, automated delivery system
  • Wearable robots, person-oriented robot that is designed to be worn
  • Web robot, automated software program used on the Internet

[edit] Television

[edit] Other

  • Robot (dance), illusionary dance style often combined with popping that attempts to imitate a dancing robot or mannequin
  • Robot Patent, 1771 serf labor reform enacted by Maria Theresa of Austria

[edit] See also