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|image = Robotsofdeath title.jpg | |image = Robotsofdeath title.jpg | ||
|aka = Robots of Death | |aka = Sandminer robots, Robots of Death | ||
|type = [[Robot]]s | |type = [[Robot]]s | ||
|affiliation = [[Kaldor City Company]], [[Taren Capel]] | |affiliation = [[Kaldor City Company]], [[Taren Capel]] | ||
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At the time the [[Fourth Doctor]] first encountered these robots, they made up almost the entire crew of the [[sandminer]]s on Kaldor. These were called '''Sandminer robots'''. Although superficially similar (all were designed to be aesthetically pleasing), the robots were constructed in several varieties which differed in their intelligence, autonomy, and ability to communicate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | At the time the [[Fourth Doctor]] first encountered these robots, they made up almost the entire crew of the [[sandminer]]s on Kaldor. These were called '''Sandminer robots'''. Although superficially similar (all were designed to be aesthetically pleasing), the robots were constructed in several varieties which differed in their intelligence, autonomy, and ability to communicate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | ||
At one point, attempts were made to suit Kaldor robots to the task of [[therapist|providing therapy]], as [[bereavement counsellor]]s, but the [[empathy chip]]s required ultimately conflicted with other [[circuit]]s, and the project was abandoned. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Robots of Life (audio story)|The Robots of Life]]'') Nonetheless, later prototypes | At one point, attempts were made to suit Kaldor robots to the task of [[therapist|providing therapy]], as [[bereavement counsellor]]s, but the [[empathy chip]]s required ultimately conflicted with other [[circuit]]s, and the project was abandoned. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Robots of Life (audio story)|The Robots of Life]]'') Nonetheless, later prototypes given [[artificial intelligence]] were capable of [[learning]], and both understanding and simulating [[human]] [[behaviour]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentient (audio story)|The Sentient]]'', ''[[Love Me Not (audio story)|Love Me Not]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
