Welcome to Is It a Robot?

It sounds like a simple question — until you start really thinking about it. From everyday gadgets to complex machines, modern technology lives in a gray area between tools, automation, and robots. Is It a Robot? is a place to explore that gray area together, by questioning the things around us and seeing them from new angles.

Instead of focusing on how something looks, we focus on how it behaves. Can it sense the world around it? Can it process information and make decisions? Can it act on those decisions without a human constantly pushing buttons? This Sense–Think–Act loop is a simple way to understand how robots work — and it’s the lens we use to spark conversation across the site.

Search for specific objects and see what the community thinks about them. Browse existing debates, cast your vote, and read through the reasoning behind each decision. Can’t find the object you’re looking for? Upload it and let the community decide whether it’s a robot or not.