The name of the infantry bot factories are bot factories. I demand you bring back the name kbot! It is cooler than just plain 'bot'. That is all.
The trademark was technically abandoned in 2000 according to the USPTO as they trademarked it for some reason (I remember it being on the box). Copyright will still apply I think.
KBOT is actually an acronym, as per the TA manual. I can't remember the full name, but the first three letters stand for "Kinetic Bio-Organic" IIRC. As much as using the term KBOT would be awesome, the Bio-Organic part doesn't really fit with the PA lore
Kinetic Bio-Organic Technology! http://totalannihilation.wikia.com/wiki/Kbot I'd love for them to bring back the Kbot name.
I vote also for a more distinctive name for bot. When i played PA i really missed the name Kbot. Its because of the looks of the AA Bot and the assault bot which i instantly associated with Jethro and Peewee of TA.