Favourite Quirks

[Stephaniebot]

Sorry then, my barcode tattoo is just above my navel, lol

sometimes manufacturers may print that on the inner sider of one of the legs

Maybe, but thats where mine got put, lol. Not that nowadays anyone but me gets to see it!

[Robo-Admirer]

For me, it'd have to be glowing eyes. Especially if the android/gynoid in question hasn't given any indication of being such before their eyes start glowing.
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What would be the reason for glowing eyes? I admit, they are really cool and such a small thing adds a quite a bit to the story, but what would a real reason behind them be?

[Robo-Admirer]

For me, it'd have to be glowing eyes. Especially if the android/gynoid in question hasn't given any indication of being such before their eyes start glowing.

What would be the reason for glowing eyes? I admit, they are really cool and such a small thing adds a quite a bit to the story, but what would a real reason behind them be?

[Robo-Admirer]

Being oblivious to certain things. It makes them seem "off" and is a very good tool to separate them from human characters. For example, a fembot wouldn't feel any embarrassment going around naked, unless programmed. Or lacking any reactions to certain actions, like trying to scare or prank her.

This right here really is what would probably be the most realistic part of it all. I also like the added bit of the humans not noticing anything wrong until it's too late.

[Robo-Admirer]

Sorry then, my barcode tattoo is just above my navel, lol

sometimes manufacturers may print that on the inner sider of one of the legs

Also a cool quirk! It's also cool when they don't notice it because their programming doesn't allow them to do so.

[liliwinnt6]

Sorry then, my barcode tattoo is just above my navel, lol

sometimes manufacturers may print that on the inner sider of one of the legs

Also a cool quirk! It's also cool when they don't notice it because their programming doesn't allow them to do so.

their programming would just filter that out

[DollSpace]

Sorry then, my barcode tattoo is just above my navel, lol

Barcodes anywhere, really. For sleepers, placed in an area they can't see normally but when they do, they're programmed to ignore it. Either that or it's in ink designed only to show in, say, UV light, for example. For those who are aware of their robotic existence, they can be somewhere they can see and they really enjoy seeing it, but occasionally some models like to try and masquerade as humans and try to cover it up with makeup or body paint, and sometimes they can easily mix with humans but other times they fail spectacularly. Not in a terrible malfunction fire, bring in the baking soda kind of way, but in a logic, how can that exist on my arm, denial of being a robot, whether that's because they don't want to admit it to the person finding it or they're really buying into the illusion they've created for themselves.

[The Thinker]

One thing that really turns me on but I don't see a lot is robotic domination or robotic supremacy.

When a Fembot talks about (or demonstrates!) how much better she is than a human. Smarter, stronger, faster, better looking, more "perfect". That is very attractive to me.

[BA2]

One thing that really turns me on but I don't see a lot is robotic domination or robotic supremacy.

When a Fembot talks about (or demonstrates!) how much better she is than a human. Smarter, stronger, faster, better looking, more "perfect". That is very attractive to me.

I like it when they think they are better than humans or more advanced than other bots but then circumstances show the opposite. Even better when they are programmed to act superior even while they’re being worked on and reprogrammed...

[Mixgull]

If I got to say something I enjoy seeing while reading stories it would be this thing where the robot in question is acting totally normal, calmed, but inside they act so cold and calculative about every little detail about their behavoir. It´s like if they say "acting normal" as a math problem, I love it

[Aaack]

Hi everyone, I’m pretty new here, I’ve opened an account long ago but life happened and just now I had the opportunity to enjoy the content here, so excuse me in advance if my reply does not conform to the proper etiquette of this forum, I’m still learning.

On to the topic, may be my favourite quirk is a bit more abstract than an obvious signal of the artificiality of the bot, it’s about maintenance. Every shiny new device will work under its specification (hopefully!) at first, in the user manuals and all around the hundreds of health hazard warnings you also get instructions on how to maintain your unit, whatever device it is.

Now think about a bot, you get electronics to keep cool, servos and gear boxes to keep lubricated, possibly hydraulics for the biggest joints, electrical lines, flex ribbons, fluid lines, camera lenses, speakers, sensors, etc, all that is extraordinarily complicated and expensive as it has properly described in the stories around but what about the every day user maintenance? And specifically what happens after one or two years of regular use without it?, sensors failing, strange noises and functions that have to be shut down.

I guess my point is to showcase that regardless how much computational power a bot could have or how many times stronger than a human it could be, without care they will malfunction and eventually shutdown, that duality between strength and fragility is my favourite quirk and it’s inherent to a bot’s nature.