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[[File:MegatronStarscream.jpg|link=Transformers|frame|Plenty of robots to ship in this show.]]

 

 

Basically this is fans [[Shipping]] a sentient machine, whether a robot, computer or otherwise, with someone else, usually an organic lifeform or human, or even another machine. Overlapping heavily with [[Fan-Preferred Couple]], robo ships differ in that the relationship is not sexual in nature and sex may not even be possible for the couple in question... And people ship them together anyway due to compatible personalities. This can occur due to fandom reading things into a platonic friendship, a [[Relationship Writing Fumble]] that makes the couple in question seem closer than ordinary friends, or because canon is either sparse on pairings or the ones it does have aren't very popular. '''Robo Ship''' pairings tend to run into some problems due to [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]] and [[Fan Dumb]], so expect the same amount of [[Die for Our Ship]] as you would with a normal coupling.

Semi-justifiable if the object in question is an [[Instant AI, Just Add Water]] or [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] in-as-far as having personality and thinking, though [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether or not it's still Squick. Can even end up with a [[Robotic Spouse]].

 

 

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

** {{spoiler|A really, really long kiss. It went for ''four'' pages. Though this was because Chachamaru, who as a robot at least partially believes she has no soul - a requirement for the pactio. Negi ends up apparently pushing it through out of sheer will and magical power, though this could have something to do with his heritage (the royal magic his mother had, and that his line established the pactio system).}}

*** {{spoiler|[[Wild Mass Guessing|It's possible that Negi's own soul took the place of hers when his Black Magic kicked in]].}}

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Arguably Coagula and Robotman in Rachel Pollack's ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' run. Arguable because Cliff has a human mind in a robot body.

{{quote|"I '''like''' you! Let us burn things together!"}}

* Both the [[JLA]] and the [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]] main android members, Red Tornado and Vision respectively, are or have been in the past married to human women.

* GLaDOS/Chell, ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'', which tends to accompany fan interpretations of GLaDOS as a [[Psycho Lesbian]] [[Yandere]] computer.

** As of the sequel, Wheatley/Chell have gotten a healthy dose of this as well—not to mention [[Handsome Lech|Rick the Adventure Sphere]].

* Aigis and the Protagonist from ''[[Persona 3]]'', as she 'always wants to be by your [the protagonist's] side'. [[Single-Target Sexuality|Protagonist's gender irrelevant]].

* Ciel and Zero of ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''. It's canon, on the ''former's'' part, that is...

* Fans tend to think of Curly and {{spoiler|Quote}} from ''[[Cave Story]]'' as a [[Battle Couple]].

* [[Mega Man (video game)|Roll and Bass/Forte.]] It's just dang CUTE. And not only that, the apparent ages of the two make it something of a [[Toy Ship]] as well.

** And as of ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', {{spoiler|Joker/EDI can potentially become ''canon.''}}

** Technically applies to {{spoiler|''everyone'' in the Galaxy during the Synthesis Ending}}.

 

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[[Category:Robot Roll Call]]

[[Category:Shipping Tropes]]

[[Category:YMMV Trope]]