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C-3PO Joins R2 in the Robot Hall of Fame

Posted by timothy on from the worth-it-just-for-the-pictures dept.

dev_alac writes "The BBC is reporting that C-3PO has been inducted into Carnegie Mellon's Robot Hall of Fame, along with Asimo, Shakeyboy -- "the first mobile robot to reason about its actions," Astroboy, and of course, Robby the Robot of Forbidden Planet fame. There, he joins such other legendary mechanical beings as Hal 9000, R2-D2, and Sojourner." Update: 06/20 08:27 GMT by T : Yep, it's a near-dupe of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story linked the other day.

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  1. Ummm, C3PO was fictional? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Do these people not realize that in movies, many things are made up?

  2. Radio Shack Armatron by KidSock · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the Radio Shack Armatron should be nominated if for no other reason because it was so accessible. And it was genuinely fun to play with -- albeit a little noisey!