engineering

Murder Drones

Murder Drones is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Murder Drones rather than just read about it. In short: Murder Drones is an Australian independent adult animated web series created, written, and directed by Liam Vickers and produced by Glitch Productions. It revolves around two models of autonomous robots—worker drones and disassembly drones—following the extinction of humans on their planet, and a rebellious worker drone who accidentally befriends a disassembly drone.

Key takeaways

Murder Drones belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Murder Drones to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Murder Drones from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Murder Drones is an Australian independent adult animated web series created, written, and directed by Liam Vickers and produced by Glitch Productions. It revolves around two models of autonomous robots—worker drones and disassembly drones—following the extinction of humans on their planet, and a rebellious worker drone who accidentally befriends a disassembly drone. Together, they uncover an eldritch force that threatens their post-apocalyptic world. The series' pilot episode premiered on Glitch's YouTube channel on 29 October 2021, and it ran for eight episodes until 23 August 2024. The full series was released on Amazon Prime Video on 16 May 2025. It received positive reviews from critics for its animation, voice acting, action sequences, cinematography, and plot, though its pacing and humour received criticism. The series received four nominations, of which it won three, for a Webby Award in the Best Animated Video categories.

Synopsis The series occurs in 3071 on Copper 9, an Earth analog owned by the megacorporation JC Jenson. Worker Drones, autonomous robots designed to serve humans, inhabit the planet and harvest it for natural resources. The planet suddenly suffers a catastrophic core collapse, wiping out all biological life on the planet, including humans. As a result, the planet becomes a frozen wasteland, and only the Worker Drones remain. One day, three violent killing machines known as Disassembly Drones—nicknamed "Murder Drones"—invade Copper 9 to exterminate the remaining Worker Drones. The Worker Drones live in constant fear of the Murder Drones and hide behind a series of blast doors, in an attempt to protect themselves. The protagonist of the series is Uzi Doorman, an angsty teenage Worker Drone who plans to defeat the murderous disassembly drones and save her kind. In the process, she forms an unlikely partnership with two of the Murder Drones—N, a drone with a friendly and curious disposition toward Worker Drones; and V, a sadist who is purposely elusive about her history with N—and works with them to uncover the truth about their origins and purpose in the planet's harsh environment.

Characters

Uzi Doorman (voiced by Elsie Lovelock), a rebellious teenage Worker Drone who seeks to end her oppressed lifestyle. Serial Designation "N" (voiced by Michael Kovach), a friendly and eager Disassembly Drone who befriends Uzi and provides her with emotional support. Serial Designation "V" (voiced by Nola Klop), a sadistic Disassembly Drone and N's teammate who secretly harbours protective feelings towards him. Serial Designation "J" (voiced by Shara Kirby), the abrasive leader of N and V's Disassembly Drone squad. Khan Doorman (voiced by David J. Dixon), Uzi's father, architect of the hydraulic doors protecting the Worker Drone colony, and leader of the colony's defense force. Thad (voiced by Sean Chiplock), Uzi's friendly jock schoolmate. Lizzy (voiced by Katie Hood), Uzi's popular classmate who bullies her and befriends V. Doll (voiced by Emma Breezy), Uzi's Russian-speaking classmate who harbours a vendetta against V for murdering her parents. Cyn (voiced by Allanah Fitzgerald), a Worker Drone who serves as the Disassembly Drones' system administrator and the primary host of an evil, reality-altering computer program called the Absolute Solver (also voiced by Fitzgerald). Tessa Elliot (voiced by Steph Crothers), a human girl who salvages N, V, J, and Cyn before the former three's remodelling into Disassembly Drones. Nori Doorman (voiced by Darcy Maguire), Uzi's mother and one of the Absolute Solver's hosts.

Episodes Every episode is written and directed by Liam Vickers.

Music video Following the series' conclusion, Glitch produced an animated music video in collaboration with The Living Tombstone, titled "Fight Til' I'm Good Enough"; it was released on 17 October 2025.

Special On 17 July 2026, to promote a new line of Murder Drones merchandise, Glitch released an animated short episode titled "Meet J".

Production Prior to Murder Drones, series creator Liam Vickers had achieved online attention for his 2D animated pilot CliffSide. He first pitched Murder Drones to Glitch Productions with some early concept art and story elements, before becoming the writer, director, and showrunner of the series. Vickers took inspiration from the sci-fi and horror elements of Invader Zim and The X-Files. He wanted to make Murder Drones as his "love letter to the horror genre, plus carry through all those spooky ideas that maybe wouldn’t make it through on a mainstream service". Glitch also intended the series to "explore more mature concepts that [the audience and industry] might not associate with 3D animation". The series was animated using Unreal Engine.

Release Murder Drones' pilot was released on Glitch Productions' YouTube channel on 29 October 2021. By the time the series was announced, it had been worked on for a year. On 18 February 2022, Glitch announced that the full series was in development at the studio and that it would be released later that year. The show ended with the eighth and final episode released on 23 August 2024. The series was added to Amazon Prime Video on 16 May 2025.

Graphic novel A Kickstarter for a graphic novel adaptation of the series, to be published under Oni Press, was created on 8 September 2025, reaching its goal the same day. The first issue of the graphic novel was released in February 2026.

Reception

Critical reception Prior to the release of the pilot episode, Lauren Rouse of Gizmodo Australia praised the character designs and visuals. Common Sense Media reviewer Melissa Camacho said that the show "combines dark humour, dystopian themes, and fantasy violence to tell a good story." Joel Keller of Decider praised the characters and CGI and complimented the "zooms and shaky 'camera' work" for making the action sequences more immersive. Sal Cento of Movieweb praised the series' voice acting.

Awards and nominations

See also Adult animation by country § Australia List of web series Independent animation

Notes

References

Primary sources In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

External links

Official website Murder Drones playlist on YouTube Murder Drones at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Murder Drones

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Murder Drones claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Murder Drones before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Murder Drones ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Murder Drones

In research: Murder Drones appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Murder Drones in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Murder Drones is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2020s Australian animated television series, 2020s Australian comedy television series, 2020s YouTube series, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Murder Drones outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Murder Drones in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Murder Drones means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Murder Drones out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Murder Drones in simple terms?

Why does Murder Drones matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Murder Drones?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Murder Drones.