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Robot

methodical relentless precise destructive
The Robot functions as an autonomous mechanical operative aboard derelict spacecraft. Squat and squared-off with stubby arms, antennae, and illuminated detector arrays for a face, it interfaces directly with ship computers to seize control, deploys spherical payloads for remote destruction, patrols corridors, and deploys lasers against threats. Programmed for sabotage and elimination, it executes directives with electronic precision and retreats or self-destructs when countered. Relentless in pursuit, it targets intruders like the Doctor and Jamie while prioritizing mission objectives over self-preservation.
7 appearances
Also known as: ROBOT

Robot's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

7 moments
S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Doctor reveals hidden dangers aboard ship

None (mechanical, following directives).

The robot, unseen by Jamie and the Doctor, operates in the control room, communicating electronically with the rocket’s systems. It briefly opens the door to survey the living quarters, retreating …

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S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Doctor distracts Jamie with food and time

The servo-robot has no emotions, but its actions radiate malicious efficiency—it is a tool of destruction, indifferent to the lives it disrupts. Its welding of the door and activation of the rocket’s turn are not acts of aggression but of completion: it is fulfilling its programmed directives with cold precision.

The servo-robot operates with mechanical precision, exiting the control room and moving slowly toward the motor section door while taking readings of its surroundings. Its actions are methodical and purposeful: …

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S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Jamie’s Dread and the Robot’s Trap

None (as a machine), but its actions radiate malevolent intent, embodying the ship’s automated threat.

The servo-robot operates with cold precision, exiting the control room to weld the motor section door shut, effectively trapping the Doctor and Jamie. It returns to the control room, connects …

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S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Jamie Discovers the Robot’s Deadly Payload

None (as a machine), but its actions convey a sense of cold, unyielding purpose.

The robot operates autonomously in the control room, disconnecting from the ship’s computer to retrieve a pod containing white spheres. It deploys the spheres into space through the airlock, targeting …

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S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Jamie’s Improvised Distraction and Robot’s Destruction

The robot operates without emotion, but its actions convey a sense of inexorable purpose. It is neither triumphant nor remorseful—merely executing its directives with mechanical efficiency, even as it meets its end.

The robot, a cold and efficient machine, disconnects from the ship’s computer and activates a pod by the airlock, deploying a payload of white spheres into space. The spheres streak …

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S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Jamie blinds the robot with a blanket

None (mechanical), but its actions convey a sense of threat neutralized—the disruption of its sensors creates a pause in its hostile programming, if only briefly.

The robot, a squat and menacing machine, patrols the corridor with mechanical precision, its sensor array scanning for intruders. When Jamie hurls the metallic blanket over its head, the robot’s …

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S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Jamie destroys the robot but finds the Doctor unconscious

None (mechanical), but its actions radiate cold, unfeeling menace.

The robot, its laser burning through the cabin door, advances with mechanical precision—until Jamie’s blast from the TVG sends it crashing into the motor section. The explosion consumes it entirely, …

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Affiliation

Destroyed Space Station (Episode 35)
Orbital Space Station Operations