Robot Name Generator

How these robot names are built

Robot names in fiction fall into four traditions. Designations are letters and numbers from the factory (KX-47, UNIT-9, MK-3) and read as property. Acronyms are designations that got pronounced (V.E.R.A., T.O.B.Y.) and read as a person trying to happen. Nicknames are what the mechanic calls it (Sprocket, Clank, Widget). AI names are what the machine chose for itself, usually something classical or abstract (Meridian, Theorem, Solace).

The designation grammar uses letter pairs that read cleanly aloud and a bank of numbers with genre resonance but no famous match. The acronym grammar alternates consonants and vowels so every result is pronounceable. The paired style (designation, called nickname) covers the very common story of a machine that got a name.

Famous robots and AIs are blocked so your robot is not already someone else’s.

Example robot names

A fixed sample from the generator above, so you can see the range before you press the button. Every list you generate is different; every link you copy reproduces its list exactly.

• UNIT-12
• SB-404
• MR-404
• DP-12
• Y9K
• LS-8
• TH-1
• A2C
• TYPE-11
• CL-21
• MODEL-17
• ZT-33
• X42T
• GK-10
• PROTO-13
• MODEL-1
• HJ-21
• HJ-5
• TL-51
• CH-42
• QS-8