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==Description== Robots are machines more or less resembling human beings and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.<ref name="Flavor"/> 'Robot' was first applied as a term for artificial automata in a 1920 play by the Czech writer, [[Wikipedia:Karel Čapek|Karel Čapek]]. By and large, most [[artifact creature]]s in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' can be considered to be robots of some sort. They are mostly fashioned out of metal, glass, or stone by other [[creature]]s or [[planeswalker]]s. As such, decks heavy on artifact creatures are often called "Robot" decks. However, [[R&D]] currently has no plans to use Robot on fantasy-centric worlds featured in a [[premier]] set.<ref name="Flavor">{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/669302004843216896/flavor-wise-what-differentiates-robots-golems|title=Flavor wise, what differentiates Robots, Golems and Constructs from each other?|November 30, 2021}}</ref> Notably, ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' "bots" like <c>Runaway Trash-Bot</c> are [[construct]]s, and not robots. ''Neon Dynasty'' also introduced the concept of '''[[Wikipedia:Mecha|Mechs]]''' in the ''Magic'' Multiverse (e.g. <c>Surgehacker Mech</c>). These are giant robots or machines controlled by people. In ''Magic'' they have the [[Vehicle]] type. ===Unfinity=== In ''Unfinity'' all [[Clown]]s are Robots, but not all the Robots are Clowns. This helped to avoid the [[Wikipedia:Evil clown|creepy clown trope]].<ref name="And Beyond">{{DailyRef|making-magic/unfinity-and-beyond-2021-11-29|To Unfinity and Beyond|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 29, 2021}}</ref> The Robots of ''Unfinity'' tend to have one function, which varies from Robot to Robot, that they commit to strongly. ===Universes Beyond=== {{Non-canon 2}} In the ''[[Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks]]'', Robots are created by [[artificer]]s of the ''Forces of the Imperium'' deck. In ''[[Transformers]]'', Robot represents the [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Autobot Autobots] and [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Decepticons Decepticons], both a species of robotic organisms originating from the planet [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Cybertron Cybertron]. Prior to its introduction, [[Autobot]] was used as a type on some early [[HASCON]] and [[Heroes of the Realm]] cards.
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