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


There has also existed [[gynoid]]s, which at their most simple definition are robots that are like women. ([[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')
Although the term android is often used for robots of both genders, a female android is sometimes called a '''gynoid'''. ([[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')


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


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

Although the term android is often used for robots of both genders, a female android is sometimes called a gynoid. (NA: Christmas on a Rational Planet)

Incomplete List of Androids

Android types

Individual androids

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