The Robots

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“The Robots”

Single by Kraftwerk
from the album The Man-Machine

A-side

"Die Roboter" (German title)

B-side

"Spacelab"

Released

1978

Format

7" single

Genre

Synthpop

Length

4:20 (single edit); 3:42 (UK single edit); 6:11 (album version)

Label

Kling Klang (EMI) 1C-006-32941 (Ger)
Capitol CL15981 (UK)

Writer(s)

Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos

Producer

Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider

Kraftwerk singles chronology

"Showroom Dummies"
(1977)

"The Robots"
(1978)

"Neon Lights"
(1978)

"The Robots" is a single by Kraftwerk, released in 1978. When the song is performed live, the band is replaced by robots that resemble themselves.

The lyrics references the revolutionary technique of robotics, and how humans can use them as they wish. An example is the Gibson Robot Guitar and R2D2