Please add a generic "Bot" icon

[tryngl]

Please add a generic "Bot" or "Chat Bot" icon: this can be used when building messaging clients, to inform end-users that they are chatting with a machine rather than human. It would be good to have two flavors:

1. a traditional "robot" type of face
2. a more abstract generic "computer" type of machine (like an old macintosh for example)

Thank you!

[manavsiddharthgupta]

can anyone assign me?

[tryngl]

Hi 👋 any chance this can move forward?

[LadyK-21]

@manavsiddharthgupta

[tryngl]

Hi there 👋 any update on this one? Having a Bot icon seems like pretty important gap to address.

[tryngl]

Hey folks - hope we can move this one forward 🙏

[mathtimesjoy]

@tryngl We do have a robot icon face: smart_toy. Does that work?

[tryngl]

@mathtimesjoy I feel that "smart_toy" was meant for other usage (as the name of the icon suggests) than what I'm looking for. I would need this mostly for usage in conversational messaging UI, to be used as icon that embodies the chat bot participant. I would ask for two variations:

1. One traditional "humanized bot", with two eyes (perhaps a "smiling" mouth, but not mandatory), something like this.
2. One more abstract conceptual icon that resembles a "machine", something like early generation iMac, or HAL 9000 (something that doesn't try to look human).

As a side note, I see even Google Chat uses a different icon when having conversation with a brand via business Chat inside Maps (see image attached).

Thanks!

[tryngl]

Hey there 👋 Any plans on this one? With the global industry focusing on digital chat-bot assistants, this would be great improvement for Google Material Design iconography.

[tryngl]

Hello! Almost a year has passed since the first request: I'm hoping this can be moved to in-progress soon. Thank you!

[tphinney]

This has been done. There is a distinct and different /robot icon as well as /smart_toy — use whichever works best for your needs

[tphinney]