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{{Short description|German imaging company}}
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'''Robot''' was a German imaging company known originally for [[clockwork]] [[camera]]s, later producing [[surveillance]] ([[Traffipax]]) and bank [[security]] cameras. Originally created in 1934 as a brand of '''Otto Berning''', it became part of the [[Jenoptik]] group of optical companies in 1999, and specializes in [[traffic surveillance]] today.

The motorized amateur cameras powered by clockwork (spring) motors were first made in 1934, and ended with a special limited edition collector's model, "Star Classic", in 1996. The Robot film cameras used [[135 film|35 mm film]], mostly in square 24 × 24&nbsp;mm image format, but many used 18 × 24&nbsp;mm (half-frame) and 24 × 36&nbsp;mm (standard Leica format), and non-standard formats such as 6 × 24&nbsp;mm (Recorder 6), 12 × 24&nbsp;mm (Recorder 12) and 16 × 16&nbsp;mm (Robot SC).