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*** [[spoiler: And guesswork/hypothesising by [[http://doctorwhospoilers.com/2011/2011/03/mrs-doctor/ Doctor Who Spoilers]] says that the episode by Neil Gaiman, "The Doctor's Wife" will contain more that a bit of Doctor/TARDIS shipping. In the form of a female manifestation of the TARDIS named Idris.]]

*** [spoiler: And guesswork/hypothesising by [[http://doctorwhospoilers.com/2011/2011/03/mrs-doctor/ Doctor Who Spoilers]] says that the episode by Neil Gaiman, "The Doctor's Wife" will contain more that a bit of Doctor/TARDIS shipping. In the form of a female manifestation of the TARDIS named Idris.

* Ryuunosuke Natsume and Atsuko Higuchi from ''Nuku Nuku Dash''. He's pure human. She is a super powered cyborg with the brain of a cat. Are we sure this isn't actually a demented form of bestiality, instead?

* Arguably Coagula and Robotman in Rachel Pollack's ''Doom Patrol'' run. Arguable because Cliff has a human mind in a robot body.

** Along the same lines, one short story had a jealous TARDIS try to impersonate Romana, the Doctor's then-companion.
** The FactionParadox story where the TARDIS's sister accuses the TARDIS of wanting to have a kid with the Doctor? And that's quite apart from the fact said story reveals the TARDIS has parents...
*** The other Faction Paradox story details the fucked-up relationship between the TARDIS "Compassion" and her AxCrazy [[PsychoPrototype firstborn son]] "Antipathy".

* [[spoiler: Takeshi x Sora from Ever17]]. What makes it hilarious is how he finds out — he tosses her a chicken sandwich and cola, which pass right through her holographic body.

* In the {{web original}} game ''[[http://www.torpedolab.com/games/guardian-rock/ Guardian Rock]]'' it is stated in the end that the titular rock gets together with a [[GhostShipping hot spirit block chick named Greta]].

** The turret and personality-core bots of ''Portal 2'''s co-operative play mode will surely get this too. Given [[http://portalwiki.net/index.php/File:GI_58_bots.jpg this picture]], and being another of those games with hug gesture, {{Valve}} may be invoking this deliberately.

** Well, wouldn't you?

** You don't understand. Megatron slips Starscream the meat.
*** A meme that doesn't really make very much sense, when you think about it, given that they are both made entirely of metal and lack corporeal internal reproductive means. Which gives it [[NightmareFuel horrifying connotations]] when you think about it.
**** This line of thinking (non-sexual or asexual reproduction) is being called into question quite soundly by more recent fiction, particularly the comics and movies. For example, in RevengeOfTheFallen, Jetfire has issues with his parents (note: PLURAL, mother and father) and claims his father was the first wheel ever made, which didn't transform. This means that they have some sort of combinative genes or some analogue thereof. TL;DR - these are not normal robots.

* Invoked extremely well in Pixar's ''{{Wall-E}}''. Invoked, Enforced, and PlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste.

* Invoked extremely well in Pixar's ''{{Wall-E}}''.

* Ryuunosuke Natsume and Atsuko Higuchi from ''Nuku Nuku Dash''. He's pure human. She is a super powered cyborg with the brain of a cat. Are we sure this isn't actually a demented form of beastiality, instead?

* ''{{Futurama}}'' paired Bender with the Planet Express Ship in the Valentines Day episode. It's so literal! Does that make this Ship-Shipping?
** Nah, just a [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Robot/Ship]] RoboShip.

* Wow, no mention of ''{{Futurama}}'' and pairing Bender with the Planet Express Ship in the Valentines Day episode? It's so literal! Does that make this Ship-Shipping?

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** Nah, just a [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Robot/Ship]] RobotShip.

* [=GLaDOS=]/Chell, ''{{Portal}}'', which tends to accompany fan interpretations of [=GLaDOS=] as a PsychoLesbian {{Yandere}} computer.
** The turret and personality-core bots of ''Portal 2'''s co-operative play mode will surely get this too. Given [[http://portalwiki.net/index.php/File:GI_58_bots.jpg this picture]], and being another of those games with hug gesture, {{Valve}} may be invoking this deliberately.
* ''{{Transformers}}'' has many, most involving [[DracoInLeatherPants Starscream]]. Daniel/Arcee is [[{{Fanon}} nigh]] {{canon}}.
** Let's not forget ''Kiss Players''... on second thought, [[{{Discontinuity}} let's forget,]] [[Horrible/{{Anime}} instead.]]
** [[{{Film/Transformers}} Movie]] fandom has Bumblebee/Sam.
** ''TransformersAnimated'' has a ToyShip version of this with Bumblebee/Sari. It looks like a man/machine pairing at first, [[spoiler: [[RoboticReveal but]] she's a RobotGirl]]...
** You don't understand. Megatron slips Starscream the meat.
*** A meme that doesn't really make very much sense, when you think about it, given that they are both made entirely of metal and lack corporeal internal reproductive means. Which gives it [[NightmareFuel horrifying connotations]] when you think about it.

* Aigis and the Protagonist from ''{{Persona 3}}'', as she 'always wants to be by your[the protagonist's] side]

* Ciel and Zero of ''MegaManZero''. It's canon, on the ''former's'' part, that is...
** As if that's not enough, ''Zero 4'' introduces us to Craft and Neige. Unlike the [[OneSidedShipping ship above]], it's canon on ''both'' sides. ''And'' a very important part of the game's plot.
* To this day, [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Data and Yar]] are still very popular.
** Or [[HoYay Data and Geordi,]] [[YaoiFangirl if you swing that way.]]
* Arguably Coagula and Robotman in Rachel Pollack's ''Doom Patrol'' run. Arguable because Cliff has a human mind in a robot body.

* John Connor and [[RobotGirl Cameron]] in ''TheSarahConnorChronicles''.
** Well, wouldn't you?
* In the {{web original}} game ''[[http://www.torpedolab.com/games/guardian-rock/ Guardian Rock]]'' it is stated in the end that the titular rock gets together with a [[GhostShipping hot spirit block chick named Greta]].
--> "They lived normally with good times and bad, cosy candlelit evenings and occasional quarrels, for the rest of their eternal lives."
* ''[[TwoThousandAndOne 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. HAL/David Bowman. Squick.
** In particular, this troper read a {{slashfic}} where HAL watched Dave masturbate. Clarke must be spinning in his grave.
* [[StarTrekVoyager Seven of Nine/the Doctor]]. It's canon that the Doctor had a crush on Seven, but not that it was reciprocated - she officially ends up with Chakotay.
* Fans tend to think of Curly and [[spoiler: Quote]] from ''CaveStory'' as a BattleCouple.

* [[Game/MegaMan Roll and Bass/Forte.]] It's just dang CUTE. And not only that, the apparent ages of the two make it something of a ToyShip as well.
* Brainiac 5/Superman are a popular ship on the ''Series/LegionOfSuperheroes'' cartoon. Brainy's [[TheKobayashiMaru simulation of]] himself dying in Supes' arms to melodramatic music (also programmed in, apparently) might have [[HoYay something to do with]] it.
* Zeta/Ro, according to 99% of the ''TheZetaProject'' fandom. When that's not in play, expect for Zeta to still fall for someone or have romantic feelings to play up the WhatMeasureIsANonHuman. In addition, fan wank has produced the [[EpilepticTrees theory]] that he may have been in love with the wife of the man he impersonated in his debut [[BatmanBeyond episode]].
* QuestionableContent has [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1658 Sven and Momo-tan]].

* Invoked extremely well in Pixar's {{Wall-E}}.
* Wow, no mention of {{Futurama}} and pairing Bender with the Planet Express Ship in the Valentines Day episode? It's so literal! Does that make this Ship-Shipping?
** Nah, just a [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Robot/Ship]] RobotShip.
* ''MassEffect'' has Joker/EDI, which is even alluded to in-game ("I think you're taking the human-machine interface a little too far.") There's also Shepard/Legion, which is partially supported by the fact that Legion, despite being a robotic MindHive with no real emotions, seems to somehow ''have a crush'' on Shepard. Or, for those who like FoeYay, [[http://masseffect.kikaimegami.com/Legion/Snuggles02.png Tali/Legion]].

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* ''{{Gundam 00}}'' - Gundam Meister Tieria Erde ([[spoiler:an Artificial Human]]) is often paired with, well, [[ShipLauncher almost everyone]], but that includes the AI supercomputer Veda. Which actually has more canon support than any pairing for him except Tieria/Lockon. SoYeah. There's also Setsuna, who's sometimes paired with his Gundams, but that's more of a CargoShip since they're not sentient.

** The turret and personality-core bots of ''Portal 2'''s co-operative play mode will surely get this too. Given [[http://portalwiki.net/index.php/File:GI_58_bots.jpg this picture]], {{Valve}} may be invoking this deliberately.

* In the SoBadItsHorrible movie ''Supernova'', the ship's computer has a crush on the TokenMinority.

* In the SoBadItsTerrible movie ''Supernova'', the ship's computer has a crush on the TokenMinority.

***[[spoiler: [[WildMassGuessing It's possible that Negi's own soul took the place of her's when his Black Magic kicked in]].]]

** Let's not forget ''Kiss Players''...on second thought, [[{{Discontinuity}} let's forget,]] [[Horrible/{{Anime}} instead.]]