Robota

* NI

* Shoma's robot
* One-wheeled robot
* Mr. Robot

**Robota** (ロボ太, *Robota*), is a robot in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*.

It is a one-wheeled, remote-controlled robot created by Shoma Enda. It lives with him in the Enda Residence, stored in the closet when it's not being used.

## Design

Robota has a white, egg-shaped body that is attached to a single, large wheel. The wheel keeps balance with the use of gyroscopic technology and self-stabilization. It has two arms leading down to disproportionately large hands which hang close to the ground. The hands and fingers are shown to be capable of full motion, though perhaps not to the same level of dexterity as a human. The top half of Robota's body contains its "eye": a glowing light ringed by three concentric glowing circles, encased in a thin black circle. The inner light is green, the two innermost circles are blue, and the outermost circle is yellow.

Robota wears a yellow cap with an "R" emblazoned on the left side. Robota has the cap on sideways, with the brim facing to the right, so that the R faces forward. The cap slightly obscures the top of Robota's eye. Robota also wears a denim apron with two top straps that loop above Robota's arms and are tied behind Robota's back, and two lower straps that come under the arms and also wrap around the back. The apron has a single large pocket on the front and a white, stitched nametag that reads ロボ太 in scrawled handwriting.

Shoma got the parts to make Robota from a junk shop in Akiba. A one-wheel design is difficult to pull it off, which is why Shoma wanted it to show the advanced level of his robot. He also wants to upgrade Robota so that it can carry his weight-currently, it can only carry 45 pounds.

In Nearly Interesting, Kuruto Ryuki says that Robota is cute. Tama disagrees, but the subject of the Somnium, Amame Doi, agrees with Ryuki, buzzing Tama multiple times when she tries to claim that she's cuter than Robota.

## Story

***WARNING!!***
***This article contains spoilers for*AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative *from this point on.Proceed with caution!***

## Name

### Alias

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* Shoma's robot
* One-wheeled robot
* Mr. Robot

## Personal Status

### Associates

* Shoma Enda (creator)
* Andes Komeji (roommate)
* Amame Doi (user)
* Roboji (successor)

### Appears in

* AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

**Robota** (ロボ太, *Robota*), is a robot that is utilized in the plot of *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*.

While in the past it's only relevant in showing Shoma Enda's skill as a robotic engineer, it ends up being incredibly important in the present day when Amame Doi uses it to dispose of Uru Somezuki's corpse.

### Unlocking Shoma's Heart

Robota first appeared in "2/11 Chapter Ryuki - Anyone Imagines" when Ryuki was looking around the Enda house for something he could use to get Shoma to open up to him. He found Robota in the closet by using Tama's X-Ray function, and asked Shoma if he could get a better look of it. Shoma brought Robota out into the living room and made it move around to show off its one wheel. Robota then remained in the room as Shoma opened up and started talking to Ryuki.

Two days later, while at Misetan, Ryuki tried to bring up Robota to soften a prickly Shoma. Shoma talked more about the robot's design, but then cut himself off when he realized that Ryuki wasn't actually interested in the robot, and clammed up again. Later on in the day, Ryuki and Andes Komeji arrived at the Enda house looking for an object that Komeji had stolen from Misetan. Robota was there in the living room, implying that Shoma had been using it before he'd been pulled away to the police station at Komeji's request.

In "2/15 Chapter Ryuki R1 - Not All A Dream", Ryuki stopped by the Enda house while searching for the missing Kizuna Chieda. Robota was standing by the kotatsu, again implying that Shoma had been using it recently, but Shoma wasn't in the house and neither were any clues to Kizuna's location.

### Six Years Later

On February 10th, Amame took Robota from the Enda house and brought it to the Stadium. She used the robot to pick up the left half of Uru Somezuki's corpse and carry it out to the center of the Stadium. The white markings on the pitch helped cover up the track left behind by Robota's wheel, but Amame's inexperience with using Robota caused it to lose a screw and some machine oil on the way. Robota placed Uru's corpse in the center of the stadium and then presumably left with Amame.

The next day, Mizuki Date recreated Amame's actions with the help of VR. A holographic image of Robota was used to track its movements, including the loss of its screw and oil. Having found out that Robota was involved in the movement of the corpse, Mizuki spent the rest of the day trying to find either Robota or Shoma, but wasn't successful with either. She would eventually find Shoma two days later, and he would tell her that Robota was taken from his home and he didn't know who did it.

It is unclear what happened to Robota after it was used to dispose of Uru's corpse. Shoma never seemed to get it back, and Amame didn't explain what she did with Robota after using it at the Stadium.

## Gallery

Concept artwork for RobotaClose-up of Robota carrying Uru's corpseRobota in the AI SightRobota as seen in X-Ray visionRobota losing its oil while transporting Uru's corpseRobota in Nested InsecuritiesRobota in Nearly InterestingRobota in Nightmare IrreconcilableRobota's clue icon in Nightmare Irreconcilable
## Trivia

### Etymology

* The "robot" part of "Robota" of course comes from it being a robot. The -ta comes from 太, a kanji meaning "high in rank or status", possibly referring to Robota being the first full robot that Shoma has made, and also the predecessor to Roboji.

### General

* Robota's cap and denim apron are similar in design to Gen Ishiyagane's clothing. This is possibly intentional on Shoma's part as his sister, Amame, is very close with Gen.
* In Nightmare Irreconcilable, it's mentioned in passing that Shoma submitted Robota to a contest and ended up winning a prize.
* Robota's concept art shows it covered in grime and looking quite shabby. In *nirvanA Initiative*, Robota instead appears to be clean. This could potentially have been a limitation with the software, as the accompanying comment on the artwork requested more detail on the robot if possible.
* According to SECRET OF THE WORLD: THE DEFIniTIVE ART BOOK, Shoma likely made Robota with the intention of being like a brother or a surrogate family member to him. For this reason, Robota was designed to look friendly, without as much emphasis on the design being realistic.

## Navigation

 Locations | **Tokyo**
*Chiyoda District*: Police Headquarters (Boss's Office, Psync Room, Interrogation Room) • Sunfish Pocket • Sekiba High
*Chuo District*: Horadori Institute of Genetics (Underground, Hostage Room) • Naixatloz Japan Branch (President's Office, Cathedral)
*Koto District*: Harbor Warehouse District • Date Residence
*Minato District*: Studio Dvaita • Aioen Orphanage • Ikume Shrine • Kumakura Office • Sejima Residence • Central Hospital
*Shibuya District*: Lemniscate Entertainment Offices • Yoyagi Park
*Shinagawa/Kabasaki District*: Matsushita Diner • Sagan Residence • Enda Residence • Kabasaki Chemical Plant
*Shinjuku District*: Golden Yokocho (Marble, Brahman World Cuisine) • Misetan Department Store • Tokyo National Stadium
**Side Ryuki:**
Dispossessed • Anyone Imagines • Ought to Know • Nothing to Be Done • Go • Farewell
**Komeji and Shoma Route:** Joy for Anguish • I Found Me • Past Its Ken
**Explosion Route:** Smiles for Tears • Well-Known • The Mind of God • Not All A Dream • She Was the Universe
**閭｡陜ｶ荵句､｢邱ｨ Route:** 遐ｴ邯ｻ逋ｾ蜃ｺ • All This Happened, More or Less
**Side Mizuki:**
Alone • Pass Mildly Away • End Where I Begun • Traveler • Left Behind • The Expense of Spirit
**Gen and Amame Route:** All Living Things • Of Arms and Of Man • Who's There • All That We Are
**Kizuna and Lien Route:** Bid the Soldiers Shoot • Sweet Silent Thought
**Resolution Route:** Hell • Visions • In Truth • Births • The End of Craving • Braver Than All Flowers