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An '''android''' was a [[humanoid]] [[robot]]. Examples included [[Kamelion]] (in his natural form) ([[DW]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'') and the [[K1]] robot ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''). By the [[51st century]] androids where indistinguishable from [[human]]s were common, and [[River Song]] claimed to have dated several. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')
An '''android''' was a [[humanoid]] [[robot]]. Examples included [[Kamelion]] (in his natural form) ([[DW]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'') and the [[K1]] robot ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''). By the [[51st century]] androids where indistinguishable from [[human]]s were common, and [[River Song]] claimed to have dated several. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')


Although the term android was often used for robots of both genders, a female android was sometimes called a '''gynoid'''. ([[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')
Although the term "android" was often used for robots of both genders, a female android is technically called a '''gynoid''', and they have been referred to as such on occasion. ([[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')


==Incomplete list of Androids==
==Incomplete list of Androids==

Revision as of 03:32, 3 May 2010

An android was a humanoid robot. Examples included Kamelion (in his natural form) (DW: The King's Demons) and the K1 robot (DW: Robot). By the 51st century androids where indistinguishable from humans were common, and River Song claimed to have dated several. (DW: Silence in the Library)

Although the term "android" was often used for robots of both genders, a female android is technically called a gynoid, and they have been referred to as such on occasion. (NA: Christmas on a Rational Planet)

Incomplete list of Androids

Android types

Individual androids

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