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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."

4 of 131 comments (clear)

  1. When's Data getting in? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It would be illogical to exclude him.

  2. Re:Terminator by mark-t · · Score: 3, Informative
    Feh!

    Get it right!

    The T-101 was a _CYBORG_, a cybernetic organism... not a robot!

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  3. Mod parent downRe:Michael outdoes himself! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Come on guys , this is not a dupe check out the link (Its circularly linked to the same article)

  4. Re:"Almost?" by raider_red · · Score: 2, Informative

    He lost the election that actually matters. Namely, in the electoral college.

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