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Robot Hall of Fame 2004 Inductees Announced

Posted by michael on from the take-me-to-your-leader dept.

generic-man writes "According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Carnegie Mellon University has announced this year's inductees for the Robot Hall of Fame. On October 11, the Hall welcomes Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet, Astroboy, C3PO, Honda's ASIMO, and a 'pioneering mobile robot called Shakey.' They join R2D2. the Mars Pathfinder rover, and other robots from the class of 2003."

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  1. I for one.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    welcome our new robot overlords.

  2. Bender by Mac-O-War · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bender belongs on that list

  3. I nominate by Unnngh! · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, nominate Darl McBride, everyone's favorite FUD-slinging robot! The openserver platform he's running on seems a bit buggy however--some of the outputs make no sense...

  4. Robby the Robot by joNDoty · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man, my dad just burnt me a copy of forbidden planet. After seeing it for the first time recently, I gotta agree that Robby should make this hall of fame. The robot produced, what, 60 gallons of alcohol for that alcoholic crew member? What loyalty! And the way the robot made those giant sheets of lead wobble as if they were only styrofoam set props. Brilliant.

    1. Re:Robby the Robot by Smallpond · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hey its "The Tempest" with a few changes. Shakespeare would have loved Leslie Nielsen.

      Morpheus, a remake is approaching from the South
      Monsters! Monsters from the studio!
      My poor Krell. Countless centuries of civilization ruined by J Lo and Ben Affleck.

  5. Give it a few years by Timesprout · · Score: 2, Funny

    And the robots will be voting for the Humanoid Hall of Fame

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  6. Hmmm... by xenostar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't see Cher on there.

  7. must... nominate... by Tar-Palantir · · Score: 4, Funny

    Marvin, the Paranoid Android.

    Brain the size of the universe and I can't even get nominated. Life, don't talk to me about life.

  8. AlGore by raider_red · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we need to admit the AlGore robot to the hall of fame. Not only was he a revolution in cybernetics, but he was almost elected president.

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  9. I've always wanted... by CommieLib · · Score: 4, Funny

    To invent a robot dog and name it Dogmatic.

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  10. But be careful.... by One+Louder · · Score: 2, Funny

    If your name is Sarah Connor, it is highly recommended that you *not* visit this museum.

  11. Missing inductee by mwigmani · · Score: 2, Funny

    Linguo got the shaft again.

    Homer: [gasps] Linguo -- dead?
    Linguo: Linguo is dead.