Machines
Robots
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- tools and machines
- tools and robots
- implements and machines
- implements and robots
- agents and machines
- agents and robots
- appliances and machines
- appliances and robots
- instruments and machines
- instruments and robots
- gadgets and machines
- gadgets and robots
- contraptions and machines
- contraptions and robots
Both words in one sentence
- Fanzone himself also mentions a different incident which befell his mother-in-law, presumably also having to do with robots/machines gone haywire.
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According to The Other Wiki, this can happen with Tamagotchi via the Tamagotchi Effect: "The Tamagotchi effect is a term that refers to the development of emotional attachment with machines or robots or even software agents."
Source: The Tetris Effect -
Sapient Tanks and Sapient Ships - The very edge of what is usually allotted sentience, these are robots and machines that are built very clearly as machines, sometimes being little more then boxes on threads, and oftentimes being vehicles with integrated AIs.
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