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Contrast Uncanny Valley Girl and Spaceship Girl.

Unless, of course, the robots are programmed from the start to simulate - or even genuinely experience - emotion, such as the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica (2003) or the Replicants from Blade Runner.Ĭompare Fembot (for when Robot Girls are more robot than girl), Projected Man (for when the Robot Girl is a hologram) and Robosexual (and Sexbot). Examples of this have included Cameron from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Eve Edison from Mann & Machine and Rhoda from My Living Doll. Robot girls are often, but not always, depicted with a monotone emotionless personality to further emphasize that they're a robot and not an actual girl. After all, why in the world would a drop-dead gorgeous female facsimile have any conception of chastity, much less modesty, programming notwithstanding? If the Robot Girl is the lead female or at least an important one, this innocence and naivety can be a large part of their character or even the theme of the work. (Technically they would be gynoids, if one cares.) These androids could be male, but because Most Writers Are Male, most of them are sleek, sexy females. Of course, Japan being the worldwide leader in consumer electronics, androids are quite popular in that country.

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While not unheard of in American shows ( My Living Doll, Small Wonder, Mann & Machine) the robot girl on American TV tends to be a gimmick or MacGuffin on which to hang a series concept rather than a character type in its own right. The character type can also encompass cyborgs, Artificial Humans, Artificial Intelligences and Virtual Ghosts with female on-screen or holographic avatars. The robot girl is not necessarily always depicted as a mechanical being. Often opting for a skin-tight hi-tech looking jumpsuit to emphasize their feminine features such as many of the female robots of the Mega Man franchise and its many offshoots. Their arms or legs may even be fully robotic but their human torso will almost likely be preserved in the design. However much the robot girl trope slides closer from either end of the anthropomorphism scale, their human face and hair will almost always be the last thing to be roboticized by any character designer aiming to invoke this trope. Other times, like Aigis (pictured at right), visible mechanical joints are another dead giveaway. Due to the popularity of To Heart's Multi, having headphone cups, air vents or antennae for ears is almost universally understood.

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Sometimes the character is shown to be an android by some unusual accessory to cue the audience.

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Despite how cute or sexy she may be, though, the Robot Girl is often a dangerous opponent in a fight, even if they're only created to do common household chores.Ĭommon characteristics of a Robot Girl are their artificial human-like skin that covers their inner frame as opposed to metal or plastic plating (such as the Fembot), a beautiful and fully articulated face, synthetic hair and other organic characteristics that makes them appear and feel more human than any other types of humanoid robots. Robot Boys are not unheard of, but they usually take on more robotic characteristics than Robot Girls do. Despite their artificial nature, Robot Girls are never - well, hardly ever - sexless they are at the very least cute as hell, and more often drop-dead gorgeous, if not outright seductresses. Most commonly found in science fiction and Sentai stories, but not exclusively. She's the Robot Girl, a staple character archetype in anime. She's gorgeous, she's sexy, and she's got a 50,000-mile warranty. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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