Trash Bot

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:''Trash Bots are automatons from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

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'''Trash Bots''' are the backbone of [[Detroit]]'s sanitation system. By laying flat, they can rapidly move around the city on four wheels, and they can also use their arms to empty smaller mobile bins into themselves. They're supplied, as most of Detroit's automatons are, by [[Sumdac Systems]]. They're also known as '''Disposal Droids'''.<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
During [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Professor Sumdac]]'s presentation on his company's work, a Trash Bot could be seen emptying smaller bins into itself. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

When [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] held an impromptu concert in the park with [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], two Trash Bots lay down nearby so that their fellows could use them as percussive instruments. A couple of them were bowled over by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] as he arrived to warn Sari about her musical friend. The city's Trash Bots were among the automatons that later fell under Soundwave's influence and began chasing [[human]]s around the streets. One briefly made an attempt to stuff [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] into itself before [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] used his [[Axe (weapon)|axe]] on it. Once Bulkhead defeated Soundwave, the Trash Bots returned to normal and dispersed about their normal business. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

One time when the Autobots were playing hockey, Sari used her [[AllSpark Key]] on a small Trash Bot so it would act as goalie at a crucial moment. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} When there was a [[Decepticon]] sighting while [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and Optimus were attending a public function, Sentinel told a nearby automaton to tell [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] that they'd deal with it. Then Optimus pointed out he was talking to a Trash Bot. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

[[Image:TFA Garbage In Out Garbage bots malfunction.JPG|thumb|left|200px|We're on strike, we're on strike, we can do anything that we like!]]
A contract dispute between the city council and Sumdac Systems, the latter at the time being run by [[Porter C. Powell]], led to the suspension of all maintenance on Trash Bots. The Trash Bots quickly stopped collecting garbage and instead engaged in random behavior. The two parties eventually came to an agreement with a small amount of nudging from [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], and the servicing of Trash Bots resumed. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}
When [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] managed to freeze every mechanical device in Detroit at once, a Trash Bot tipped over and spilled its contents everywhere. Of course, once it was unfrozen, it promptly cleaned up the mess. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}} Following a battle between Soundwave and the [[Substitute Autobot]]s, a number of Trash Bots moved in to clean up the mess, though [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] didn't exactly help. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
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==References==
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