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[[Image:Android_17.jpg|thumb|250px|From the film [[Android (movie)|Android]]]]
| [[Image:Android_17.jpg|thumb|320px|]] From the film [[Android]]
An '''Android''' is an automaton designed to look like a human. It is a machine that walks, talks, wears clothes, and otherwise interacts with objects and beings in ways similar to real humansIt can be [[sentience|sentient]] or controlled by another entity.
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An '''Android''' is an automation designed to look like a human.  
 
In gynoid related fiction and media, an android is typically a robot which looks as close to a human as possible, with skin, hair, and proper male or female anatomies.  A male is typically referred to as an android while a female is referred to as a gynoidThis differentiates them from robots, which may crudely resemble males or females, but with metal skin or appendages, and an overall mechanical appearance.
 
Another popular name for a female robot is [[Fembot]].


In gynoid related fiction and media, an android is typically a robot which looks as close to a human as possible, with skin, hair, and proper male or female anatomies.  A male can be referred to as an android while a female can to as a gynoid, though the term android is usually understood to apply to all genders.  This differentiates them from robots, which may crudely resemble males or females, but with metal skin or appendages, and an overall mechanical appearance.


==Notable examples of Androids==
==Notable examples of Androids==
There are numerous examples, but here are a few that standout:
There are numerous examples, but here are a few that standout:
*Buffybot from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
*Andrea from [[Star Trek]]
*Rommie from Andromeda
*Buffybot from [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]
*Valerie 23, Mary 25, Teryl, Wendy, and Mona from The Outer Limits
*Rommie from [[Andromeda]]
*[[Valerie 23]], [[Mary 25]], [[Teryl]], [[Wendy]], and [[Mona]] from [[The Outer Limits]]
 
==More examples==
<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Andrea 1.jpg
Image:Night Gallery 17.jpg
Image:Galaxina 8.jpg
Image:Not Quite Human 2-1.jpg
Image:Flash 3.jpg
Image:Cyborg2 33.png
Image:Alienres2.jpg
Image:Bargaining 21.jpg
Image:Andromeda6.jpg
Image:Shot0267.png
Image:Android Love 3.jpg
</gallery>


This wiki has an enormous gallery of android related images, feel free to take a look at all the androids that have appeared over the years...
==See also==
*[[Cyborg]]
*[[Fembot]]
*[[Gynoid]]
*[[Robot]]


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Revision as of 18:48, 1 September 2013

From the film Android

An Android is an automaton designed to look like a human. It is a machine that walks, talks, wears clothes, and otherwise interacts with objects and beings in ways similar to real humans. It can be sentient or controlled by another entity.

In gynoid related fiction and media, an android is typically a robot which looks as close to a human as possible, with skin, hair, and proper male or female anatomies. A male can be referred to as an android while a female can to as a gynoid, though the term android is usually understood to apply to all genders. This differentiates them from robots, which may crudely resemble males or females, but with metal skin or appendages, and an overall mechanical appearance.

Notable examples of Androids

There are numerous examples, but here are a few that standout:

More examples

See also

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