Robotics;Notes

This page contains spoilers for Steins;Gate.

Robotics;Notes is the third game in the Science Adventure Series, initially released in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 in Japan. An updated re-release, titled Robotics;Notes Elite, was released on the PlayStation Vita in 2014 in Japan. A port of Elite to the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4 was released in 2019 in Japan, available for individual digital purchase as well as physical purchase through a value set bundle with Robotics;Notes DaSH.

Robotics;Notes Elite released in English on October 13, 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam alongside its sequel, Robotics;Notes DaSH. You can read our review of the game here.

Please note that if you are playing the game on Steam, it is highly recommended that you use this fan patch for the game due to the massive number of translation and quality of life improvements that it introduces.

Robotics;Notes follows Kaito Yashio, Akiho Senomiya, and the rest of the Robotics Research Club on their journey to build a giant robot based on an in-universe anime called Gunvarrel. The story takes place on an island called Tanegashima, a real-world location that is just south of Japan. This is also where the Tanegashima Space Center is located, and as a result, rockets and the space center itself are vital to the story. In true Science Adventure fashion, the cast also faces a set of conspiracies throughout the story.

Robotics;Notes’ story takes place in 2019, 9 years after the events of Steins;Gate, and on the Steins Gate worldline (1.048596%). There are several plot, character, and mechanics-related references to Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head present in Robotics;Notes.

If you need a guide for the game, you can find our route guide here and our 100% achievement guide here. If you’re looking for a guide for the fan-patched Steam version of the game, check out this guide.

Characters

Kaito Yashio

A member of the Robotics Research Club and one of Robotics;Notes main protagonists. He spends most of his time playing a fighting game called Kill-Ballad, and is ranked fifth on its leaderboards.

Akiho Senomiya

Akiho is the president of the Robotics Research Club, Kaito’s childhood best friend, and Robotics;Notes’ other main protagonist. Akiho is extremely optimistic, and very passionate about Gunvarrel and other mecha anime.

Subaru Hidaka

Subaru Hidaka is a second-year student at the same high school Kaito and Akiho attend. He is skilled at programming, building, and operating robots, though for some reason, he is quite secretive about his skills.

Frau Koujiro

Frau, also known by her real name Kona Furugoori, is the creator of Kill-Ballad. She moves to Tanegashima under mysterious circumstances known only to her. She is an otaku, a dedicated @channeler, and a fan of Gunvarrel. 

Junna Daitoku

Junna is a timid student at Akiho and Kaito’s high school, and a karate practitioner as well. For some reason, she is hesitant to interact with large robots, and is seemingly afraid of them.

Airi

Airi is a mysterious AI girl that is only visible to Kaito through an app on his PokeCom. She helps Kaito find mysterious digital reports called “Kimijima Reports.” She also has an alternate personality: Sister Centipede.

Misaki Senomiya

Akiho’s older sister. She started the Robotics Research Association while attending Chuo Tanegashima High. She graduated from a university outside Tanegashima and does PR work for Exoskeleton Company.

Mitsuhiko Nagafukada

A teacher at Chuo Tanegashima High and the Robotics Club’s unreliable supervisor. He’s a former classmate of Misaki’s, and was the first president of the Robotics Club when it was founded.

The Robotics;Notes anime adaptation is decent, and is certainly not on the level of Chaos;Head in terms of how poorly it was adapted. However, it still suffers from several issues due to cut explanations and plot elements, as well as the lack of inner-monologue from Kaito, the protagonist. It is highly recommended that interested fans read the visual novel before watching the anime.

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More Robotics;Notes

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of Robotics;Notes side material. Please visit this page to view all currently known Robotics;Notes-related material.

  • Side Phase: Maps, the Rain, and Macarons is a short story that takes place during the events of Robotics;Notes. It focuses on and sheds light on Toshiyuki Sawada’s character, and it also explains why certain events in Robotics;Notes’ climax came to pass.
  • The Unpublished Memoirs of Misaki Senomiya serves as a prequel to Robotics;Notes, and it sheds additional light on her character in addition to explaining why she takes certain actions in the main story.
  • Tomorrow in the Box is a three-way crossover short story featuring characters from Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes. The Robotics;Notes segment of the story takes place during the events of Robotics;Notes.
  • Robotics;Notes DaSH is the official sequel to Robotics;Notes, and takes place after its events. Notably, it features Itaru Hashida from Steins;Gate as a main character, and has many connections to Chaos;Head as well.