Home / Music / Kraftwerk's 'The Robots' made vocoders and robotic imagery iconicMusic linernotes album music kraftwerkKraftwerk's 'The Robots' made vocoders and robotic imagery iconic“The Robots” used vocoder-processed vocals and robotic imagery in a way that echoed through electronic music, synth-pop, and hip-hop for decades. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesGary Numan found a Minimoog accidentally left in the studio and made ReplicasKraftwerk's Replicas hit No. 1 in the UKKraftwerk's 22-minute 'Autobahn' became an international hit after editsTrans-Europa Express went from Pazz & Jop entry to all-time electronic landmarkTrans-Europe Express barely touched the US charts but critics noticedExploreEric B. & Rakim's first track together was also their debut singleJohn Coltrane's 'Blue Train' sextet paired him with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, and moreSufjan Stevens' Illinois has a much longer official titleHerbie Hancock's Headhunters made the first platinum jazz album'O Superman' hit #2 in the UK before Big Science was even releasedPrevious Kraftwerk's Replicas hit No. 1 in the UKNext Kind of Blue's lineup is a who's who of late-1950s jazz