Robot Hall of Fame 161
Smaz writes "Apparently Carnegie Mellon has set up a Hall of Fame for robots and their inventors. Wonder if it'll have the pull of a RnR Hall of Fame or Baseball Hall of Fame? I'd visit." Any nominees?
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Wee! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Do the Robots/Inventors have to be real? (Score:1)
1 vote for Hero 2000 (Score:5, Insightful)
Robots have many useful purposes like manufacturing and deep sea exploration, but this non-trivial, non-toy robot was designed to inspire. It was an enormously complicated kit that our high school electronics class put together, that made all those stupid-seeming lessons on how to bias a transistor, and the million obscure uses of op-amps worthwhile. It illustrated for us, why you took the time to make good solder joints, and what these funny logic gates could actually be made to do. Go Heathkit!
Re:1 vote for Hero 2000 (Score:5, Funny)
Robots (Score:1, Funny)
Robot Insurance.. (Score:1, Offtopic)
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Well (Score:1)
GORT (Score:2, Interesting)
I Nominate The Turk (Score:5, Informative)
It wasn't a real robot as a midget chess master was carefully concealed inside. They used mirrors and junk to conceal him so if people opened it up and looked, it looked like just gears and machinery in there. I believe the concealed midget used magnets were used to move the pieces.
But it was one of the first times the IDEA of a robot was ever expressed. I think if there is going to be a robot hall of fame this belongs in it for sure.
Re:I Nominate The Turk (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I Nominate The Turk (Score:1)
Re:I Nominate The Turk (Score:1)
People fell for shit like that. I mean people actually bought the brooklyn bridge - it's not just a cliche.
Sigh. I was born a couple centuries too late. I'd have made a great elizabethan grifter.
Re:I Nominate The Turk (Score:2)
The Robot (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The Robot (Score:2, Funny)
Anyway, I'd nominate Bender. Do they accept cartoons?
Re:The Robot (Score:1)
Hell yeah. Didn't you ever watch Breakin' [imdb.com] or Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo? [imdb.com]
Even Wormser did it in Revenge of the Nerds!
Inclusion of non-existant robots ? (Score:1)
Re:Inclusion of non-existant robots ? (Score:2, Informative)
Yes (Score:2)
Re:Inclusion of non-existant robots ? (Score:1)
So formally, C3PO might be a droid, but Artoo is definitely not.
I nominate... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I nominate... (Score:2, Funny)
Al (AI?) is OK in group situations, but one-on-one he fails the Turing test 9 times out of ten.
Re:I nominate... (Score:3, Funny)
I really don't think he fooled anyone. But he's still a good robot.
Re:I nominate... (Score:1, Offtopic)
Like this wierd freak!!!! [ebay.com]
Re:I nominate... (Score:1)
Re:I nominate... (Score:3, Funny)
"Robert Dole"
has a rather telling anagram:
"Elder Robot"
Re:I nominate... (Score:2)
Metropolis (Score:4, Interesting)
"Metropolis" is Eternal.
Re:Metropolis (Score:2)
Of course that opens the door to a Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman exhibit...
I Nominate... (Score:5, Funny)
Bender! Although they would never vote him in.
"I'll go make my own Robot Hall of Fame. With Blackjack! And Hookers! In fact, forget the Hall of Fame!"
Re:I Nominate... (Score:5, Funny)
Bite my shiny metal ass.
Well, actually, no I wouldn't pay. I'd laugh and walk by outside, though. Then I'd start my own hall of fame.
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Bite my shiny metal ass.... (Score:2, Funny)
Gaak! (Score:5, Interesting)
If they have a hall of shame section.... (Score:1)
Mars Rover!!! (Score:1)
Re:Mars Rover!!! (Score:2)
Lots of candidates (Score:3, Interesting)
Gort [yourlink.net] (from "The Day the Earth Stood Still")
Johnny Five [johnny-five.com] (from "Short Circuit")
Half the cast of "The Black Hole [blueyonder.co.uk]"
Any of the Star Wars ones...
Plus the evil one from "Saturn V",
Logan's Run,
Buck Rogers,
Battlestar Galactica
and so on...
The public will recognize those.. I doubt there are many (if any?) non-fictitious robots that the general public could name or recognize.
Re:Lots of candidates (Score:2)
Actually, if you remember, there were only like 3 robots in the Black Hole. The other "robots" turned out to be the zombified crew.
But Maximillian would be a good candidate.
Re:Lots of candidates (Score:2)
Neither IG-88 [starwars.com] nor the droid army in Episode I would qualify due to breaking Asimov's "laws" (which I think are bullcrap...WHY wouldn't you use troops that kill without hesitation, follow orders without question, don't need to be fed or paid, easier to transport, etc.).
I nominate Andy Kaufman (Score:2)
Heartbeeps [go.com]
I couldn't tell (even by reading the link) if this for nominating real robots and their inventors or hollywood robots. It just says real or fictional.
This is an often overlooked movie ... check it out.
Other fictional robots are Robbie from Forbidden planet and the spiders from Minority Report.
Issac Asimov (Score:5, Insightful)
John Sauter (J_Sauter@Empire.Net)
Re:Issac Asimov (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Isaac Asimov (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Isaac Asimov (Score:2)
Re:Isaac Asimov (Score:2)
Re:Isaac Asimov (Score:2)
John Sauter (J_Sauter@Empire.Net)
R2-D2 (Score:1)
Re:R2-D2 (Score:3, Funny)
Zoltar (Score:3, Interesting)
Penny Arcade! (Score:2)
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2002
Absolutely hilarious... I need one for our next drinking party.
Re:Penny Arcade! (Score:2)
Hazard From Battlebots (Score:1)
You may argue Nightmare or Toro but lets be honest, Hazard was in a league of its own. Sure it was of a basic lame wedge spinner design but that thing could take down a 2 tonne buffalo if it had to.
I vote Hazard to be in the robot hall of fame!!
Re:Hazard From Battlebots (Score:2)
Re:Hazard From Battlebots (Score:1)
Mechadon.
Mechadon is the most insane Battlebot ever. Mark Setrakian (sp) is freaking brilliant.
A Fitting End?? (Score:1)
"Look over here, YatNag-36997! This is your great-great-great-grandbot, AIBO."
"But.. it looks like a.. dog!""Well, yes.. it was a dog.."
"But.. but..MST3K tribute (Score:2)
I tried to nominate Marvin... (Score:3, Funny)
Kawasaki killer (Score:2)
Data (Score:2)
Look for the nanotech robots to save the day!
Battlebots? (Score:1)
What about Marvin (Score:3, Interesting)
First permanently depressed robbot ever
Re:What about Marvin (Score:1)
Required Futurama nomination (Score:2)
His acceptance speech?
Bite My Shiny Ass!
PR title is for RoboCup (ongoing) (Score:1)
The title of the press release is wrong. It is referencing the first RoboCup [robocup.org] American Open [americanopen03.org] which is happening this weekend.
You have already missed Neal Stephenson [cmu.edu], but not the ASIMO [honda.com] demonstrations tomorrow [americanopen03.org].
BombBots (Score:1)
a robot museum MUST include... (Score:2, Insightful)
--
Eric R. Bassey
Technology Wrangler, Detroit
Discovery Communications, Inc.
ROB! (Score:1)
How about these guys? (Score:1)
Aaron, the first Robot Artist (Score:2)
It was a permanent exhibit in the Robots Gallery at The Computer Museum in Boston before most of the Permanent Collection for the TCM went to California and the rest was acquired by the Museum of Science [mos.org] in 1999.
I nominate Roomba (Score:2)
I nominate Roomba [roombavac.com]. It's arguably the first cheap and practical consumer robot, and it's definitely the first non-toy robot I've ever owned.
Re:I nominate Roomba (Score:1)
Woah! That think ROCKS! (Score:1)
How well does it work? Does it give you complete coverage? How loud is it?
Re:Woah! That think ROCKS! (Score:1)
here [slashdot.org] and here [slashdot.org]. It just rocks.
I bet they snub Tim Robbins too. (Score:1)
I nominate... (Score:2)
I hereby nominate..... (Score:1)
Hector from "Saturn 3".
Robot from "Lost in space". Danger Danger Will Robinson. (got to love that one)
OH.... (Score:1)
Sir Killalot (Score:1)
Joel Robinson: Master Builder (Score:3, Funny)
Also, a nod to Mike Nelson, who maintained them when Dr. Forrester shot him up to the SOL.
Don't forget... (Score:1)
"Life is like a crap sandwich. The more bread ya got, the less crap ya gotta take." - Crow T. Robot
Define Robot? (Score:2, Interesting)
Robot:
1) A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance.
2) A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control.
3) A person who works mechanically without original thought, especially one who responds automatically to the commands of others
So which definition of robot makes it into the hall of fame?
By definition 1, many commonplace things qualify,
A Hall of Fame Hall of Fame (Score:1)
Self Gratuitous? (Score:1)
Let us see here, CMU has a robotics department that thus far has produced a mini-van that can drive itself around, a winning Robocup team [cmu.edu], and a sun-synchronous navigation [cmu.edu]. Oh, and they are competing in the Grand Challenge [slashdot.org] with the Red Team [cmu.edu].
To me, that is like the Detroit Red Wings launching a hockey hall of fame.
Vote for Bender!! (Score:2)
Nominations should include a short paragraph justifying the case and can include videotapes and other material. They should be sent to James Morris at Carnegie Mellon -- James.morris@cmu.edu. The jury will select the inductees by October 1, 2003, and announce the results at a suitable ceremony by November 30 of this year.
Quick, everybody! Put your favorite Bender scenes on a tape and send them over to Jim above. Lets all vote for Bender!
Strong Bad (Score:1)
http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail69.html [homestarrunner.com] \P
The pusher robot (Score:3, Funny)
I'd nominate... (Score:2)
has an overriding tendancy to harm humans.
Me, Rimmer and Lister vote for.... (Score:1)
I nominate the following for lifetime achevement.. (Score:2)
The Robot from "Lost In Space" (B9) (Danger, Danger Will Robinson!)
Marvin the depressed robot (Hitchhiker's Guide)
Bender the sarcastic oil-a-holic (Futurama)
The Daleks (at least I *think* they were robots)
Gort! "Klaatu barada nikto!" (The Day The Earth Stood Still)
C-3PO
R2D2
Rossum's Univeral Robots (the first ever)
Data (Star Trek)
Hmmm... I'm sure I'm leaving some out...
One of my favorite robots is (Score:2)
Sy Borg
Gimme dat, gimme dat
Sy Borg
Gimme dat, give me the chromium leg.
I beg
Sy Borg
Gimme dat, give me the chromium leg.
Little wires, pliers, tires
They turn me on
Re:One of my favorite robots is (Score:1)
Robocup this weekend at Carnegie Mellon (Score:1)
GeekLiving
Don't miss the humanoid bot... (Score:2)
And the winner is... (Score:3, Interesting)
The entire front exhibit of the MIT museum. For anyone in Boston who has been to the museum, they know that there are some amazing walking robots (check out the PBS shows where they do flips and things) and that robot that looks like a giant Furby face which mimics emotions based on audio and visual input.
Also, there's the robot that went to the psych meeting and hit that guy in the ankle and didn't even apologize, but delivered his own seminar on how he was created and took a quick Q and A afterwards.
Third, I nominate the Terminator. That's just one mad motivated machine...and it's back!
ABC Warriors (Score:1)
Failing them, Bender, easily. "Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?"
Robit? What's a robit? (Score:2)
RoboCup (Score:2, Informative)
Robot Elders (Score:2)
How about the robot elders from planet Capek?
I nominate the Odetics Odex 1 (Score:2)
Really, it was just plain cool. Description here [inebraska.com]. As I understand it, Odetics thought it would make a good robot to sell to the military, as a guard unit. It could stand guard all night, never falling asleep, and it can walk about anywhere to get a closer look at 'anomalies'.
The standard demo for it was to crawl out of a pickup truck bed, and then lift the end of the pickup truck off the ground. Tell me this guard 'bot wouldn't be i