Comments on 'Peacebots' Protest Robot Conflict Event
Would male roboticists and female roboticists design differently, if they were encouraged to do so? (Read
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"How about Twiki, the pint-sized robot from the Buck Rogers TV show (it was campy but, well, campy, but consider Erin Gray). Voiced by Mel Blanc, he also carried a second and wiser robot, Dr. Theopolis, around his neck like Flavor Flav carries his clock.
In case you don't remember just how bad that show could get, view this. It does establish Twiki's 'make love not war' cred, though. Twiki is the silver colored one sitting with Buck.
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(Bill Christensen 10/31/2007 10:32:07 AM)
"this may be a popular choice, but one of my favorite robots ever is Marvin, the Paranoid Android"
(BioHazard 11/1/2007 12:38:33 AM)
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.'
Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
'If the enemy persists in attacking or even intensifies their power, the density of the plasma in space will suddenly increase, causing it to reflect most of the incoming energy like a mirror.'