History Main / RobotNames

* Although not robots, Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold uses this for the names of several genetically engineered life forms. In ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga Ethan of Athos]]'', Terrance's full product number includes Terran-C, and Janine's number includes J9. In "Labryinth", Miles meets Nine, the last survivor of ten prototypes. She is later renamed Taura. The Quaddies from ''Falling Free'' all have names derived from their serial numbers as well. The names vary from traditional (Tony) through unusual-but-not-unheard-of (Silver) to decidedly odd (Pramod).

* RRU-9-2 from TheDCU.

** Similarly, there is a Mechano in the MarvelUniverse.
* Mekanique from TheDCU.
* Computo from TheDCU.
* Electro and Elektro from the MarvelUniverse.

* J.A.K.E., short for "Jungle Assault Killer Experiment", from TheDCU.
* A.D.A.M., short for "Ambient-Energy Dampening Actualization Module", from the MarvelUniverse.

* Mecha-Nicole from ''EverydayHeroes''

* Robo, the, um robot party member from ''ChronoTrigger''.

* NOS-4A2 From ''BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''. It's an energy vampire, and its model name when spoken aloud sounds like Nosferatu.

* The ''MightyOrbots'', Tor, Bort, Bo, Boo, Krunch and Ono had names that reflected their personalities.

* Beta of ''TheLastStarfighter''

* Uniblab of ''TheJetsons'', given that his purpose was to blab on the employees to Mr. Spacely.
* The BOYZZ bots of ''TheBotsMaster'' all had names based on their programmed skillsets.
* XR from ''BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' is an '''X'''-Perimental '''R'''anger. ER makes slightly more sense but forget that, [[XtremeKoolLetterz X is just cooler.]] (And you won't confuse it with ''EmergencyRoom''.)

* MechanicalLifeforms aren't immune either, just ask ''{{Transformers}}'' such as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Bonecrusher, Onslaught, or Ruination]]. But if you pick one of those three, phrase it very, ''very'' carefully.

* ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' has Cheezoid, designed to recognise cheese by smell. [[EpicFail It can't.]]

* ''TrinityBlood'': HC-IIIX, usually known as Father ''Tres Iqus''

* All Terrain Armored Combatants or [=ATACs=], from the PS1 game ''VideoGame/VanguardBandits''.

* The GDI tactical control AI throughout the ''CommandAndConquerTiberium'' series is the Electronic Virtual Assistant. Nod has the Computer-Assisted Biologically-Augmented Lifeform, as well as LEGION (known to be an acronym as well as another of Kane's self-indulgent Biblical references, but never expanded upon in the game).

* Robbie the Robot from ''ForbiddenPlanet''

* Parodied on ''{{Friends}}'' with [[BlessedAreTheCheesemakers C.H.E.E.S.E.:]]

* VICI on ''SmallWonder''.

* [[SCPFoundation SCP]]-846, also known as [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-846 Robo-Dude.]]

* ''BuckRogers'' gives us Twiki, from the robot's alphanumeric designation: TWKE-4

** So is WALL•E himself: Waste Allocation Load-Lifter: Earth Class.
** ''All'' robots are named this way; it's AllInTheManual.

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* Miyu for [[spoiler:"Multiple/Merciful Intelligential Yggdrasil Unit" (depending on whether it's the Hime or Otome universe)]] from the ''Franchise/{{Mai Hi ME}}''.

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* Most of the robots from ''WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}}'' fit in this catagory:
** [=WALL-E=] - Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class
** [=EVE=] - Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator

* All of the robot characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}}'', including the main character ("Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth-class"), EVE ("Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator"), but

* AUTO from ''WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}}'' is short for Autopilot.
** So is WALL-E himself. Waste Allocation Load-Lifter: Earth Class.

* In ''Film/{{ROTOR}}'', the titular robot's name is a painfully contrived backronym: Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research.

* In the video game ''Song Summoner: the Unsung Heroes'', Z.E.R.O.'s name isn't actually an acronym; he's named after Ziggy's brother Zero, and as a reference to the fact that his serial number ([=SGNB00000000AA=]) contains many zeroes.

* The titular character of ''AtomicRobo'', a robot built by UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla in the 1920s.

* [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 Cambot]].

* AUTO from WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} is short for Autopilot.

* Most of the robots from WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} fit in this catagory:

* P-01s from ''LightNovel/KyoukaiSenjouNoHorizon''.

* The android main character in AlmostHuman is a DRN model known as Dorian.

* Robot Redshirt from the ''LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions''.