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Humanoid killer robots abound, such as the [[TropeNamers original]] ''Theatre/{{RUR}}'', or those in ''Series/DoctorWho'''s unsubtly named serial ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E5TheRobotsOfDeath The Robots of Death]]''. However, killing machines come in all shapes and sizes; from robotic dreadnoughts in space to airborne robo-fighters, through small drones and down to microscopic or even {{nano|machines}}scopic [[GrayGoo killers]].

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-->-- '''Robot Stand-Up Comedian''', ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents''

* ''Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters'': The IG line of assassin droids were programmed and designed for this. However, IG-88 grew [[AIIsACrapshoot self-aware too early and went rogue]], activating its fellow [=IG=]s then plotting a huge [[RobotWar droid revolution]] across the galaxy [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters against organic beings everywhere]], with their skills being very useful in this {despite them failing in the end).

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'' Prequels features the Separatist Droid Army, lead by a cyborg General Grievous.
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* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' features battle droids and multiple droid armies, including the Eternal Empire's Skytroopers.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' Prequels features the Separatist Droid Army

* ''Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters'': The IG line of assassin droids were programmed and designed for this. However, IG-88 grew [[AIIsACrapshoot self-aware too early and went rogue]], activating its fellow IGs then plotting a huge [[RobotWar droid revolution]] across the galaxy [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters against organic beings everywhere]], with their skills being very useful in this {despite them failing in the end).

Humanoid killer robots abound, such as the [[TropeNamers original]] ''Theatre/{{RUR}}'', or those in ''Series/DoctorWho'''s UNsubtly named serial ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E5TheRobotsOfDeath The Robots of Death]]''. However, killing machines come in all shapes and sizes; from robotic dreadnoughts in space to airborne robo-fighters, through small drones and down to microscopic or even {{nano|machines}}scopic [[GrayGoo killers]].

Humanoid killer robots abound, such as the [[TropeNamer original]] ''Theatre/{{RUR}}'', or those in ''Series/DoctorWho'''s subtly named serial ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E5TheRobotsOfDeath The Robots of Death]]''. However, killing machines come in all shapes and sizes; from robotic dreadnoughts in space to airborne robo-fighters, through small drones and down to microscopic or even {{nano|machines}}scopic [[GrayGoo killers]].

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* "Literature/LittleLostRobot" is about a robot modified so that it only possesses part of the First Law. Normally, the First Law reads "A robot cannot harm a human or through inaction allow a human to come to harm"; the modified robot has everything from "or" on removed. Dr. Calvin, on being told about this, flips out, pointing out that this allows for a ''ridiculous'' number of ways to kill a human (her example is a robot that drops a heavy weight above a human, knowing full well it can catch the weight again before it hits - and, now that the weight is in motion, it can choose ''not'' to catch it, since it's not hurting the human, the weight is). At the end of the story, when the modified robot is revealed, its programming snaps and it attempts to strangle Dr. Calvin to death.

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