A robot is humanoid machine with an artificial intelligence.On Mongo robots exist but are unusual and seen as a very advanced technology.
The Djale race once had the knowledge to build intelligent humanoid robots wom they telepathically merged with their metabolism to be able to control two bodies at once.Their descendants had lost most of their forefathers technological skills but still controlled the ancient robots.
The inhabitants of the Elder land on the Lost Continent also had the knowledge to build huge combat robots known as "Sentries" they used to secure entry to their homeland, even after most of their race and culture had died out.The Gnomes who ruled the Elder's Capitol also used clumsy but powerful armored androids to control their realm and enslave the kangoroo-like Prole-race.Flash Gordon and his friends eventually discovered that even the human guardians of the Sentries and the young populance of the Elder's capitol in truth are human-shaped androids themselves.
Ming the Merciless himself had advanced robot technology developed by his servants at the Cathedral of Knowledge, including an advanced completely self operating mobile unit which needed no operator but could be controlled by Ming himself telepathically.
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The 1936 television serial shows a primitive robot as a servant of Min's.In the 1938 sequel Ming already controls an entire army of advanced humanoid robot soldiers.
In the 1979 animated series New Adventures of Flash Gordon Ming commands an army of golden robots, the "Metal Men".
In the 1986 Animated series Defenders of the Earth Ming's army mainly consists of different types of robotic Men of Frost led by the advanced android Garax.Also his artificial intelligence octon was based in a robotic shell.
In the 1996 animated series Ming's chief scientist Sulpha operated an insectoid-like robot.Also Ming often made use of robotic "Rock Warriors".
In the 2007 Sci-fi channel adaption Ming the Merciless sent a robot to Earth to find the Imex, but the robot was destroyed before it could accomplish its mission.
The 2013 graphic novel Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist by Eric Trautmann shows robots as part of Ming's military forces.There are two main types, golden troopers resembling those of the 1979 animated series as well as huge Police-robots.
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