murderbot n.
a robot or cyborg designed chiefly to inflict violence
Robotics
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2006
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He tore the transceiver off his ear and armor as the murder bot whirled toward him.
Extreme Arsenal 167
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2008
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Sold under the brand name ‘Farnsworth’s Killbots’, this hulking metallic murder-bot stands over seven feet tall and sports a rotating buzz saw and an enormous smashing hammer for arms.
Mad Scientist Hall of Fame: Muwahahahaha! 185
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2009 Playstation Official Magazine: UK (#27) Jan. 103/2
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You really can build a unique murderbot, with every last detail tweaked to your personal specifications — ‘Hmm, twin plasma cannons in raspberry, I think’.
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2015 Starburst Magazine (#413) June 80/2
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Along the way there are stops for the Hulkbuster Iron Man vs. Hulk fight we’ve all been waiting for, an examination of Hawkeye, and, yes, a deepening of the relationship between Black Widow and Bruce Banner/The Hulk, with plenty of murderbot vs. Avengers punch-ups along the way.
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2015
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This E-XD infiltrator droid looks like a protocol droid, but transforms into a terrifying murder bot!
Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know 103/1
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2017
Martha Wells
They don’t give murderbots decent education modules on anything except murdering, and even those are the cheap versions.
All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) 13
Research requirements
antedating 2006
Research History
Suggested by Bill Mullins.
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