Gear Glossary

Speak fluent robot — the terms every fan should know.

A bot’s charge store. Glows softly when full; responsible for pre-lunch crankiness when empty.

The robot day: one full charge-to-charge period. The city chimes each one.

The pastel robot city at the heart of the Robits world. See the Robits World Guide.

Cora’s brass compass. Points not north, but toward whatever’s worth seeing. Cartographers are still arguing about how.

The nightly custom when the whole city dims its lights together — a collective goodnight.

The bots who tend the Great Dynamo and hum in harmony with its spin. See World Lore.

A public charging point. Running low at one is the robot equivalent of skipping lunch.

The legendary night the Great Dynamo first sang and the first bots woke. See World Lore.

The clockwork flowerbeds beyond Workshop Row, mapped by Cora and pruned by the Gear Gardeners.

A bot’s emotional core — the part that spins faster with excitement and skips a tooth with surprise.

A newly awakened young bot. Rivet has strong opinions about their bedtime stories.

Home of the robot revue, where the ensemble performs nightly.

The closing line of the Oil-Can Toast — and the moral of the Night of Falling Stars.

The celebratory clinking of oil cans, raised at every happy occasion. See Best Moments.

The robot world of the Vizlings app — and the collective name for its robot citizens.

Rivet’s welding torch, named and beloved.

The four great model families of Coghaven. See the Model Lineup.

What you’re having when you gather friends, open the stream page, and argue about the best moments.