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2004 Inductees to the Robot Hall of Fame

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the things-you-can't-make-up dept.

lucabrasi999 writes "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a story today on the 2004 inductees to the Robot Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University. The highlight of the ceremony was apparently a handshake between Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and ASIMO (Honda). Well, at least Robby the Robot finally made it in. Now I can sleep easy at night."

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  1. Robot Hall of Fame? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My nominee would have been Dick Cheney. Too late though!

  2. Bill Gates by seems+so+green · · Score: 2, Funny

    I nominate Bill Gates. Dude ain't right, you know? Gotta be a robot.

    1. Re:Bill Gates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I would nominate Steve Ballmer, the world's first robotic monkey

      (Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers...)

  3. Heh. by Renraku · · Score: 4, Funny

    *hasn't R'edTFA yet*

    Johnny-5 better be on there. The Short Circuit series was the shit.

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    1. Re:Heh. by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 3, Funny

      You added an extra 'the' to that sentence...

  4. Highlight !!!!! by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    The highlight of the ceremony was apparently a handshake between Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and ASIMO (Honda)

    If that was the highlight how many people bludgeoned themselves to death to escape the boredom? Jeez I bet even a few of the robots self terminated if that was as good as it got.

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  5. 2004 Inductees? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's a lot of people--er, robots.

  6. Kiss my shiny metal... by Nos. · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish Bender had been nominated.

  7. HAL9000 is in ...but by xmas2003 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Dave's not here"

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  8. Al Gore unavailable for comment by MobileDude · · Score: 4, Funny

    He invented robots, you know? /and probably is one - one incredibly angry robot

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    1. Re:Al Gore unavailable for comment by arose · · Score: 2, Funny

      He must be a time traveling robot then.

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  9. Wifi by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 1, Funny

    More like George Bush. Now the truth can finally be told: that debate hump was a WiFi antenna!

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  10. Nintendo ROB? by stateofmind · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where is the Hall of Shame at? So I can nominate Nintendo's ROB (Robotic Operated Buddy). :)

    Photo of Rob, innocent at play

    Josh

  11. Will Smith by Kinkify · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if Will Smith was prevented from attending?

  12. What about Pimpbot? by vdo2000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about some diversity?

  13. go with the astromech by snap-hiss · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would have picked R2 over 3PO. I mean, he is the man in the relationship.

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  14. After all the fun.... by westies-from-hell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Clean-up of the induction ceremony provided by Roomba....

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  15. but what about?? by Daktaklakpak · · Score: 2, Funny

    the tit man from wizard of oz? he had to be a robot!

  16. 2004 inductees? by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 2, Funny
    2004 inductees to the Robot Hall of Fame.
    Wow, there were that many?
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