These sound effects are created by Joel Valentine and likely debuted in Robocop 2 (1990). Some of these movement sounds are available on The Producer's Sound Effects Library as PSEL, ROBOT MOVES 1, PSEL, ROBOT MOVES 2, PSEL, ROBOT MOVES 3, PSEL, ROBOT SERVO 5, PSEL, ROBOT SERVO 7, PSEL, ROBOT HYDROLIC SERVO 1, PSEL, ROBOT HYDROLIC SERVO 2, PSEL, ROBOT HYDROLIC SERVO 3, and PSEL, ROBOT HYDROLIC SERVO 4.
Outside of Joel's projects, these're most often used by Hacienda Post and their crew.
Used In
TV Shows
- Amphibia (Heard once in "All in")
- The Angry Beavers (Heard in Treeflower's story in "Pass It On!")
- Batman Beyond
- Chowder
- DC Super Hero Girls (TV Series)
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- Jellystone!
- Loonatics Unleashed
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020) (Heard at least once in "E-Rabbitcator".)
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Robot Chicken (Heard once in "Chipotle Miserables".)
- Samurai Jack
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard twice in "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"; many times in a higher pitch in "Say Awww!")
- Sym-Bionic Titan
- Teen Titans Go! (Used often for various mechanics, i.e. Cyborg and Titan Robot.)
- The Tom and Jerry Show (Heard once in "Gravi-Tom", "Counting Sheep", and "Mega-Tom", twice in "FrankenKitty", and multiple times in "My Bot-y Guard" and "My Buddy Guard".)
- Transformers: Prime
- Wander Over Yonder
- We Baby Bears
TV Specials
Movies
- Big City Greens: The Movie: Spacecation (2024)
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999)
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
- The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2003)
- RoboCop 2 (1990) (debut?)
Shorts
Video Games
- Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
Image Gallery
Big City Greens: The Movie: Spacecation (2024) Joel Valentine Machine Sound
Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch (2002) (Shorts) Joel Valentine Machine Sound
SpongeBob SquarePants Joel Valentine Machine Sound
SpongeBob SquarePants Joel Valentine Machine Sound
SpongeBob SquarePants Joel Valentine Machine Sound
Audio Samples