Nora

Nora (known as Robita in the 1980s series) is a fictional character in Astro Boy. As well as this, this robot has also appeared in Osamu Tezuka's other works, most notably Phoenix.

In the 1980s series, Robita served a very minor role. It was a primitive robot with no personality that acted as an assistant at a space station orbiting Earth during the events of Save the Carolina 3. It was eventually destroyed by Skunk.

2003 appearance

In the 2003 series, Nora received a much larger role. Here, she (the character is portrayed as female) is Astro's nanny and also housekeeper of Dr. O'Shay's house. Despite this, and appearing in most of the episodes, she had little or no impact on the storyline itself. She is generally shown to be a source of information, added to show a sense of family in the household, or even as comic relief.

Robita also appeared in Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix manga.