Steampunk Names for Robots/Automatons http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633 Vinxman The word "robot" wasn't invented until Kapek's play, RUR, and my story takes place before that. Automaton is too many syllables to be used as a prefix. Any ideas for Steampunk synonyms for robot? Right now I'm using "mech". Of course there's "clank" from Girl Genius, but I don't want to take from them. Thanks. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:37:24 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1016384 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1016384 keolah You could call them "clockworks", with "clock-" as a prefix for things... Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:27:17 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1017171 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1017171 Vinxman Thanks Keolah--Clockwork is a great term. Unfortunately I'm already overusing it (it's even part of the title). Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:03:44 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1021174 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1021174 lasalle202 *mechanicals *steambots I also just lost a whole lot of time looking through http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/index.html which may not necessarily give you any names but will certainly help ground you in the science and sociaolgy of the time Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:37:31 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1021232 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1021232 Vinxman Thanks Lasalle202--I'll check out that site. Right now I'm using "Mechs", which is short for "mechanicals". Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:14:14 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1022051 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1022051 RobertLent Golem could work. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:50:04 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1022789 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1022789 Notkieran Servants, with a capital S. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:51:29 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1092462 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1092462 Stache94 It's sort of an old topic, but just to add my own personal opinion... In worlds where the term "robot" would not come into common use in English, I like to use automaton, myself, and when that could conceivably be too long, shorten it to "autom." I like it because it has the same sort of feel as the word robot, if you understand what I mean. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:11 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1113522 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1113522 awesomeo Simulacrum Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:43:29 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1113639 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/science-fiction/threads/48633?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1113639