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'''Basic Trope''': A robot built and designed to resemble a woman.
* '''Straight''': Alice 3000 is a humanoid robot designed to resemble a human female.

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'''Basic Trope''': A robot built and designed to resemble with a woman.
feminine looking exterior and/or personality.
* '''Straight''': Alice 3000 is a feminine looking humanoid robot designed to resemble with a human female.female voice module and personality chip installed.



* '''Downplayed''': Alice 3000 overall form vaguely resembles a woman. This was made so to prevent the UncannyValley effect that so many cheap latex robots have in the market.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice 3000 overall form vaguely resembles a woman. This was made so to prevent the UncannyValley effect that so many cheap latex robots have in the market.market.
** Aside from her voice and personality, Alice 3000 looks just like any other robot of the same model series.



* '''Inverted''': Alice is a human woman who dresses and/or paints herself to look like a robot.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice is a human woman who dresses and/or paints herself to look like a robot.
** Alice is a heavily-augmented [[CyBorg cyborg]]. There's so little of her original flesh and blood body left that one could easily mistake her for a
robot.



** During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that the proposed model was just a wheeled, barrel-bodied TVHeadRobot.

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** During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that the proposed model was just actually a wheeled, barrel-bodied TVHeadRobot.TinCanRobot.



* '''Double Subverted''': Turns out that form was just its more practical, power-efficient "function-over-form" state. The model actually has a setting that lets it transform it into a proper Fembot.
* '''Parodied''': Alice 3000's body is a parody of the female form featuring cartoonishly exaggerated female features and a matching personality to boot.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Turns It turns out that its TinCanRobot form was just its more practical, power-efficient "function-over-form" factory default state. The model actually has a setting that lets it transform it into a proper Fembot.
* '''Parodied''': Alice 3000's body is a parody of the female form featuring cartoonishly exaggerated female feminine features and a matching personality to boot.



* '''Enforced''': Professor Bob and his research team initially just wanted to release a more no-nonsense general purpose worker robot into the market but the higher ups insisted to make their designs look more feminine for marketing purposes.

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* '''Enforced''': Professor Bob and his research team initially just wanted to release a more no-nonsense general purpose worker robot into the market but the higher ups intervened and insisted to make their designs redesign his initial draft to look more feminine for marketing purposes.

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* '''Subverted''': During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that the proposed model was just a wheeled, barrel-bodied TVHeadRobot.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that the proposed model was just a wheeled, barrel-bodied TVHeadRobot.TVHeadRobot.
** A feminine-looking robot [[DudeLooksLikeALady turns out to be Bob 3000]].
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice 3000 is a RobotGirl. You wouldn't be able to tell that she's a robot unless you open her up or find her hidden access panel.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice 3000 is a RobotGirl. You wouldn't be able to tell that she's a robot unless you open her up or find her [[DoubleEntendre hidden access panel.panel]].

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* '''Inverted''': Bob 3000 is a humanoid robot designed to resemble a human male.
* '''Subverted''': During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that the proposed model was just a wheeled, barrel bodied TVHeadRobot.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is a human woman who dresses and/or paints herself to look like a robot.
* '''Gender-Inverted''':
Bob 3000 is a humanoid robot designed to resemble a human male.
* '''Subverted''': During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that the proposed model was just a wheeled, barrel bodied barrel-bodied TVHeadRobot.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': ???



* '''Discussed''': "This model looks pretty boring... I know! Perhaps if I adjust some component in the right places and made it look more feminine then it'll be more pleasant to look at."

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* '''Discussed''': "This model looks pretty boring...boring ... I know! Perhaps if I adjust some component in the right places and made it look more feminine then it'll be more pleasant to look at."



* '''Played For Laughs''': Joe owns an older Bob model wearing a pretty wig, painted on makeup, ducktaped eyelashes and a pair of metal bowls welded onto its chest plating.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob falls in deeply love with his own creation. Their unconventional romance gradually sparked a political debate whether robots should be given rights.
* '''Played For Horror''': A grief stricken Professor Bob creates a robot that resembles his dearly departed wife Alice. Eventually the offputting artificial mannerisms, the way it awkwardly copies his wife, made him realize that a robot will never replace her and finally decides to shut her down. Unfortunately for him, the Alice dopplebot manages to turn itself on and now relentlessly stalks him. Killing, what it perceives as, any potential suitors that interacts with him.

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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Joe owns an older Bob model wearing a pretty wig, painted on makeup, ducktaped eyelashes and a pair of metal bowls welded onto its chest plating.
* '''Played For for Drama''': Bob falls in deeply love with his own creation. Their unconventional romance gradually sparked a political debate whether robots should be given rights.
* '''Played For for Horror''': A grief stricken Professor Bob creates a robot that resembles his dearly departed wife Alice. Eventually the offputting artificial mannerisms, the way it awkwardly copies his wife, made him realize that a robot will never replace her and finally decides to shut her down. Unfortunately for him, the Alice dopplebot manages to turn itself on and now relentlessly stalks him. Killing, what it perceives as, any potential suitors that interacts with him.
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* '''Subverted''': During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that they were just a wheeled, barrel bodied robot with a screen monitor for a head.

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* '''Subverted''': During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that they were the proposed model was just a wheeled, barrel bodied robot with a screen monitor for a head.TVHeadRobot.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually the model founds its way into the seedy underbellies of urban centers where they were repurposed for less savoury functions.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually the model founds its way into the seedy underbellies of urban centers where they were repurposed for [[SexBot less savoury functions.functions]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A robot built and designed to resemble (or function similar to) a woman.

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'''Basic Trope''': A robot built and designed to resemble (or function similar to) a woman.
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'''Basic Trope''': A robot built and designed to resemble (or function similar to) a woman.
* '''Straight''': Alice 3000 is a humanoid robot designed to resemble a human female.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice 3000 is a RobotGirl. You wouldn't be able to tell that she's a robot unless you open her up or find her hidden access panel.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice 3000 overall form vaguely resembles a woman. This was made so to prevent the UncannyValley effect that so many cheap latex robots have in the market.
* '''Justified''': Alice 3000 is a domestic robot. Her humanoid appearance was chosen so that consumers would feel at ease with their product at home akin to a housemaid or caretaker.
* '''Inverted''': Bob 3000 is a humanoid robot designed to resemble a human male.
* '''Subverted''': During the initial sales pitch, investors were expecting the Alice 3000 to be some sort of Fembot but it turns out that they were just a wheeled, barrel bodied robot with a screen monitor for a head.
* '''Double Subverted''': Turns out that form was just its more practical, power-efficient "function-over-form" state. The model actually has a setting that lets it transform it into a proper Fembot.
* '''Parodied''': Alice 3000's body is a parody of the female form featuring cartoonishly exaggerated female features and a matching personality to boot.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': All robots in the setting are designed for practicality and function in mind. With the dire state of the world, there's no room for building costly walking sculptures.
* '''Enforced''': Professor Bob and his research team initially just wanted to release a more no-nonsense general purpose worker robot into the market but the higher ups insisted to make their designs look more feminine for marketing purposes.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, look there. Don't you think that robot looks like a girl to you?"
* '''Invoked''': Being well aware that sex sells, the marketing department pushed the engineering department to develop more feminine robots, hoping that it will sell well with robot enthusiasts.
* '''Exploited''': Professor Bob looked at his initial draft for his robot and realized that its internal mechanisms and inner frame, when put together kind of resembles a woman. Seeing this as an opportunity, he redesigned the outer casing of the robot so that it will look more feminine to capitalize on the coincidence.
* '''Defied''': Professor Bob rejects that marketing department's proposal, stating that its usefulness in the workforce will be enough of a selling point and that adding unnecessary features into the robot will just hamper its overall work performance.
* '''Discussed''': "This model looks pretty boring... I know! Perhaps if I adjust some component in the right places and made it look more feminine then it'll be more pleasant to look at."
* '''Conversed''': "What's the deal with these scientists making their robots look like girls? I mean what practical purpose does that serve other than sex appeal?"
* '''Implied''': With the debut of the Bob 3000 in the story, it's now likely that there exists a female version of him somewhere in the setting.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice 3000 proved to be a commercial failure in the industrial sector due to the impracticality of its design.
* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually the model founds its way into the seedy underbellies of urban centers where they were repurposed for less savoury functions.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Joe owns an older Bob model wearing a pretty wig, painted on makeup, ducktaped eyelashes and a pair of metal bowls welded onto its chest plating.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob falls in deeply love with his own creation. Their unconventional romance gradually sparked a political debate whether robots should be given rights.
* '''Played For Horror''': A grief stricken Professor Bob creates a robot that resembles his dearly departed wife Alice. Eventually the offputting artificial mannerisms, the way it awkwardly copies his wife, made him realize that a robot will never replace her and finally decides to shut her down. Unfortunately for him, the Alice dopplebot manages to turn itself on and now relentlessly stalks him. Killing, what it perceives as, any potential suitors that interacts with him.
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