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'''Whirring sounds''' | [[Image:Sexdroids in Space WHIR.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Sexdroids in Space|Rosie the converted stewardess robot]] whirs loudly as she walks away]] | ||
'''Whirring sounds''' are an auditory effect produced by motorized equipment as it moves. This sound can be used in TV, movies and other fiction to strongly convey that a character is a fembot. In gynoid related fiction and media, whirring sounds can occur when an android moves its limbs, or when a panel is opened. This type of plot device is very effective in enhancing the artificial effect of a character, and it is often used in conjunction with [[robotic motion]]. | |||
In gynoid related fiction and media, whirring sounds occur when an android moves its limbs, or when a panel is opened. | |||
This type of plot device is very effective in enhancing the artificial effect. | |||
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Revision as of 16:11, 1 September 2013
Whirring sounds are an auditory effect produced by motorized equipment as it moves. This sound can be used in TV, movies and other fiction to strongly convey that a character is a fembot. In gynoid related fiction and media, whirring sounds can occur when an android moves its limbs, or when a panel is opened. This type of plot device is very effective in enhancing the artificial effect of a character, and it is often used in conjunction with robotic motion.
Notable examples of whirring sounds
- Luvbot from the short film of the same name
- Robo-Dina from the show Wicked Science
- Robot-Monica from the short film Monica Electronica
- Fembots from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Galatea from Bicentennial Man
- Gynoid from Robot Stories
More examples
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