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Robot Hall of Fame 2004 Inductees Announced
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."
They need the T-101 on that list. :(
Props to GNAA!
Gimme a break, what's next, "Worst Television Sitcoms with Underage Teenagers Hall of Fame!"
welcome our new robot overlords.
Michael outdoes himself! Not only is this a dupe, but it's from the same submitter, with the same wording, and it was originally poster by Michael! Amazing! Good job Michael!
It would be illogical to exclude him.
Bender belongs on that list
After some of those stupid jokes he was telling in Attack of the Clones, I'm surprised anyone would vote him into the Hall of Fame. At point point in AotC, his head is dangling from his body as R2 drags his torso along the ground. 3PO cries "I'm beside myself!" Get it? Isn't he clever? 3PO was always a pathetic droid but he really sunk to a new low in AotC. Keep him out of the Hall of Fame, please.
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...
GNAA, the controlling financial investors, are laughing all the way to the bank, after this weekend's record topping box office receipts for "Nick Berg Gets Ahead II: the Paul Johnson Incident." The movie far surpassed the revenues generated by all of the previous movies released this year combined. "They never thought that a sequel to 'Nick Berg Gets Ahead' would ever surpass the original box office receipts, but they were wrong. DEAD wrong!" reported GNAA representative dj28. The new snuff movie has wowed critics. Whoever the fuck replaced Siskel since his death gave "Nick Berg II" rave reviews. Many other industry heads have also expressed their admiration for the excellent production.
We here at the GNAA press office were lucky enough to have an interview with Paul Johnson's severed head.
GNAA: Hey Paul, have a seat at the head of the table.
Paul Johnson: Sure thing.
GNAA: It's great that we've caught you when you were available.
Paul Johnson: It's no problem. I always have time for my Gay Nigger brothers.
GNAA: Help yourself to the salad. It's a head of Boston lettuce.
Paul Johnson: Thanks, I skipped lunch just to see you guys. It'd kill me to miss an interview with you.
GNAA: Now, what prompted you to star in this new video? This is your most ambitious project to date.
Paul Johnson: I think my dad was a great influence in my life. He told me that "in order to get ahead, you have to work hard." So I'm doing that.
GNAA: I also heard that you performed all your stunts yourself. That's quite a feat.
Paul Johnson: Well, I think the direction Hollywood is headed is towards greater success of smaller actors. These new films are going head to head against box office giants, and we come out on top. People are sick of seeing big name personalities. They want fresh meat--someone with a good head on his shoulders--and not someone who has been played to death.
GNAA: Now that you've achieved fame, though, you're not going to let it go to your head, are you?
Paul Johnson: I certainly hope not. I don't want to have a big head, even though I'm famous. That's the problem with other actors today. Fame changed them.
GNAA: How do you react to the allegations by your co-star of sexual harassment?
Paul Johnson: It was a joke, okay? This is off the record, right? I just asked her for some head and she got all offended.
GNAA: Also, the audience would like to know about your time in rehab. What can you comment on your experience?
Paul Johnson: Talk to my publicist. I never was a cokehead; I used it recreationally. I wasn't addicted.
GNAA: I'm dying to see this new video. Let's watch this movie clip of your performance, shall we?
[VCR malfunctions]
GNAA: Hmm, we need a VCR head cleaner.
Paul Johnson: Don't bother, you won't make any headway.
GNAA: Well, it's been a pleasure having you here. Feel free to head over to one of our offices if you want to ever interview again.
Paul Johnson: I'd be just tickled to death!
About Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is an actor replacing Nick Berg in the sequel to Nick's debut, after his unfortunate death. Paul Johnson is vacationing in the Middle East with the U.S. Armed Forces, but is expected to return to US soil in a flag draped ceremony for a homecoming hero. We can be sure this actor is headed for great things.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which
gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
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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.
And the robots will be voting for the Humanoid Hall of Fame
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
I don't see Cher on there.
Come on guys , this is not a dupe check out the link (Its circularly linked to the same article)
I was very suprised that COG was not on either list. COG is doing more for the real advancement of robotics then any of those "celebrity" robots ever will. I mean why should we transfer the cult of personality from hollywood to the realm of robotics?
There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
I'd like to nominate Mr. Coffee, possibly the world's most important robot. Millions of people couldn't get out of bed in the morning if their coffeemaker weren't up before them, getting the morning brew ready.
Have you read my blog lately?
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.
Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000. Let's face it, not everyone (robots included) can sit through ten years of the cheesiest movies ever made without getting some kind of award.
It's all fun and games until someone loses the key to the handcuffs.
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.
It's good to use your head, but not as a battering ram.
Agent Smith
What about Marvin ?? He should be on it. He always reminds me of so many people I actually know
In soviet russia, the robots vote for you!
*posts just to see if random slashdot jokes will get modded up regardless*
Histories 100 greatest beheadings.
Charles I and Nick Berg are currently neck and neck in the voting, hopefully the respective camps will use their head and come out on top to be head and shoulders above the rest.
No 'Robot' from Lost in Space? (I can't remember his model number.)
Also:
whatserface from Metropolis
Huey, Dewey & Louie from Silent Running
the Kung Fu robots from Ice Pirates ("I can't figure out this one's program.")
the friendly denizens of Westworld
Lots of others deserving to be included!
I didn't see any of these mentioned from the 2003 list, and I couldn't find the 'total' list, if there is one. Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?
This has to be the gayest thing I've seen all day...
Robby would be nice, yes.
But what surprises me is how they could elect Asimo without also electing R. Daneel Olivaw! Without R. Daneel, there wouldn't have been an Asimo. Well, at least not under that name.
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..but nothing from asimoV..
especially when asimov's robots had much more depth than starwars robots could ever aspire to have.. even if he made them act by pre-set logical rules(which was the whole point anyways).
I mean, christ, even terminator is more robot(_machine_) like than r2d2 or c3p0 are, r2d2 and c3p0 could be a midget and a butler without any difference in their actions(of course, the midget would have to be a slicer as well..).
in fiction making a character into a robot is most just to justify the character for being very shallow(and geek 'sexy') and to have special powers.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
And there were two different humans involved, but who cares about them?
Drill baby drill - on Mars
I think Billy Mumy should be the curator. I mean, really, what else is he doing?
To invent a robot dog and name it Dogmatic.
If your bitterest enemies are people who hack the heads off civilians, then I would say you're doing something right.
Shakey was the size of small refrigerator, wheeled and (in retrospect) ugly as hell. I always thought it looked like it was going to topple over. But a robot that's smart enough to manipulate its environment (move a wooden ramp into position so it could roll up a step and continue on the task you asked it to do in the first place) - ground breaking.
You can find more about shakey here.
(Yes, I did have a sad, lonely childhood. How did you guess? :)
"Prepare for the worst - hope for the best."
What about Muffit from Battlestar Gallactica?
Wasn't he like a robotic Ewok?
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. -Frederick Douglass
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In addition to Asimov and (at least) R. Daneel Olivaw, let's not forget the other grand master, dirty old Heinlein.
If they can vote in HAL 9000, which is a computer and not a robot, well, then Mycroft definitely deserves a place on that list.
Dr. Who's faithful robot companion.
My rights don't need management.
Fitter Happier
Fitter, happier, more productive,
comfortable,
not drinking too much,
regular exercise at the gym
(3 days a week),
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries,
at ease,
eating well
(no more microwave dinners and saturated fats),
a patient better driver,
a safer car
(baby smiling in back seat),
sleeping well
(no bad dreams),
no paranoia,
careful to all animals
(never washing spiders down the plughole),
keep in contact with old friends
(enjoy a drink now and then),
will frequently check credit at (moral) bank (hole in the wall),
favors for favors,
fond but not in love,
charity standing orders,
on Sundays ring road supermarket
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants),
car wash
(also on Sundays),
no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate,
nothing so childish - at a better pace,
slower and more calculated,
no chance of escape,
now self-employed,
concerned (but powerless),
an empowered and informed member of society
(pragmatism not idealism),
will not cry in public,
less chance of illness,
tires that grip in the wet
(shot of baby strapped in back seat),
a good memory,
still cries at a good film,
still kisses with saliva,
no longer empty and frantic like a cat tied to a stick,
that's driven into frozen winter shit
(the ability to laugh at weakness),
calm,
fitter,
healthier and more productive
a pig in a cage on antibiotics.
Where is Homer Simpson's robot?! Or Awesomo-4000!
Should not we also nominate Commander Data?
It would be the human thing to do.
"Just because you're a genius doesn't make you a smart guy!" -- Narrator, Powerpuff Girls
Can I nominate president Bush into the robot hall of fame?
Laaaaaammmme!!!
Once again they have forgotten the almighty pimpbot.
m pbot.html
"The man, the myth, the pimp. This is the PimpBot 5000. He combines the classic sensibilities of a 1950's robot with the dynamic flare of a 1970's street pimp."
I can't believe he won't be included.
More pimpbot info at http://www.pages.drexel.edu/undergrad/st95wf3z/pi
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
whether or not in meatspace, googlebot pwnz.
google should get a toaster and load up all the googlebots on that so's to be eligible for the hall of fame.
"so... what does it do?"
"crawls through cyberspace, archiving, cataloging, cross referencing and generally pwning all... AND makes toast."
for a minute there, i lost myself...
how about those state of the art robots from eurotrip???
If your name is Sarah Connor, it is highly recommended that you *not* visit this museum.
Robby the Robot not only showed up in Forbidden Planet but he also put in an appearance in several other films and TV Shows. He showed up in "Lost in Space" (TV), and "Back to the Future" (Movie - in the museum).
:-)
The other robot from "Lost in Space" (TV) should also go into the museum.
Androids should probably get their own museum as they are a bit different from plain robots. My favorite to go into an Android museum would be BladeRunner's Roy.
There have been so many robots used (both good and badly designed) in movies - it is probably really hard to decide just whom should go into the hall of fame.
Vega from StarTrek-the Movie would be another good one. Only, they would have to build an entire planet to accommodate it.
Someone put a black hole in my pocket and now I'm broke.
Linguo got the shaft again.
...Nuku Nuku.She's got the brain of a cat, the behavior of a genki little High School girl, and she kicks all manner of ass. I'm sure she's a bit low on their priority list but she deserves a spot in the Robot Hall Of Fame.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
They forgot megaman!
How could they possibly forget The Transformers??! They should immediately throw out the entire list and populate it with the likes of Optimus Prime (now you don't get many people changing their names to R2D2 now, do you?), Bumblebee and Megatron! (The title is a badly formed attempt at making the noise when they transform)
However, they have to leave just one gap for No-No from Ulysses 31. And that other robot that was at the end of Battle of the Planets (the UK version).
... where's Al Gore ?
....The Mars Exploration Rovers named Spirit and Opportunity that have tremendously expanded our knowledge of the Martian soil since their missions began at the beginning of 2004. The spectacular pictures from two MER's have opened up the very distinct possibility that life once existed on Mars extensively, and some primitive forms of life may still exist there even now.
At the time, this was incredibly slow, but that wasn't the real problem. The problem is that it only works for worlds composed of simple geometric objects with uniformly colored faces. Shakey's world was a room with big colored blocks, so those algorithms could work.
Total dead end.
Holly from Red Dwarf...
Who was Waaaaay better then that dumb looking DALEK thingy.
Seems odd to me that "Robbie" and Sony's robot are included together, as if there is no difference between 1950s SciFi cheese, and real break-through technology.