Spectacles
Unlike the crude human devices known as glasses, these spectacles are are worn by Transformers, presumably to enhance superior, Cybertronian optical sensors. They are most popular with scientists; but since fashionable Auto-Detailing Designers have sported them, we can assume some bots wear them simply to look cool. Spectacles come in a variety of lens colors, including red like another type of specs.
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
Lander appeared in these when in his Pretender shell, so, they may just be glasses.
Live action continuity
Scalpel glared menacingly through his clear, round specs at the captive Sam Witwicky. Revenge of the Fallen
Wheeljack a.k.a. Que also wore a pair of clear, round spectacles.
Animated cartoon continuity
Perceptor wore a pair of yellow-tinted, frameless spectacles.
Scalpel was equipped with a pair of red-tinted, half-moon spectacles.
Tracks was seen looking down, over his clear, half-moon spectacles at an organic visitor to Cybertron. This Is Why I Hate Machines
Notes
- in Animated continuity, Tracks, Perceptor and Scalpel not only share fashion sense in optic-wear, but all three have been involved in alterations to external shells, as Auto-Detailing Designer, scientist who participated in upgrading Jetfire and Jetstorm, and medi-bot behind Team Stunticon disguises, respectively.
- Animation errors result in Trailbreaker appearing to wear spectacles in Divide and Conquer and A Plague of Insecticons.