Comments on: Has This EVER Ended Well?

By: Harvey

Harvey — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:57:05 +0000

Nobody’s gonna mention Ash from Alien, huh?

Star Trek’s M-5?

Maximilian from The Black Hole?

Oh well, at least Apostic referenced Hector.

By: Weisshaupt

Weisshaupt — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:35:44 +0000

Its ended well many times. The Iron Giant saved a small New England town from destruction, Robbie the robot made Whiskey on Forbidden Planet ( and was unfairly suspected of being the Ego Monster from the ID), and continually saved or warned Will Robinson on Lost in Space. And then you have Commander Data on Star Trek: Next Generation. Oh wait, forget it, It really rarely ends well does it?

By: Apostic

Apostic — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:29:32 +0000

“We now present: Tamagotchibot! It will keep astronauts company on long journeys.”

“How does it do that.”

“See those three buttons on front? You have to push them every so often to keep it amused.”

“What happens when the robot is not amused? [Pause] Uh, forget I asked that.”

“Not to worry. It won’t go Yul Brynnerbot on any one. Honest.”

“And you’ve tested this to make sure?”

“As a matter of fact, we’re sending a prototype to a nice quiet isolated research facility for testing.”

“Which one?”

“Saturn 3.”

By: Tin Man

Tin Man — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:26:56 +0000

Marvin the paranoid robot!
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iZKGjFYFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:24:00 +0000

Welcome to the auto-answering robot. If you require oxygen, press 1 now. If aliens are invading, press 2 now. If the ship is suffering structural damage, press 3 now. To speak to a scientist at anytime, press 0 at any time…

By: zzyzx

zzyzx — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:47:37 +0000

It’s never worked out well. Especially in Japan. Yoshimi finally had to battle the robots, and they were deadly pink robots at that. Today there are Japanese folk songs that relate the story of that epic battle….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_800079&feature=iv&src_vid=ViB5nnPRuYo&v=AzlMeTxVdH8

By: Mxymaster

Mxymaster — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:30:11 +0000

“My sensors detect incoming sarcasm! Danger, Harvey Robinson! Danger!”

By: Roy

Roy — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:55:52 +0000

“open the pod bay doors Hal”………”I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that”

Unforgettable line from the Sci Fi classic, 2001, A Space Odyssey

By: Manolo

Manolo — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:45:21 +0000

First they added a vibrating “wrench” to the toolkit. Now they want astronauts to be “kept company.” Welcome to the feminization of space. That probably explains why instead of having a base on the dark side of the moon as our launching point to the stars, we’re satisfied with a tinker toy in high orbit.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:26:39 +0000

Oh, great. Toys in orbit.

By: CTCompromise

CTCompromise — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:46:14 +0000

What? Is this just so they don’t miss being ignored by someone who is in the same room with you while they use their electronics?

FIXED IT

By: CTCompromise

CTCompromise — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:44:40 +0000

“Japanese scientists are developing a humanoid robot designed to converse with astronauts to keep them company aboard the International Space Station. ”

Ummmmm…Aren’t there other humans there ??! What? Is this just so they don’t miss being ignored by someone who is in the same room with you, and you while they use their electronics?

By: Corsair

Corsair — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:25:35 +0000

Name him Marvin.

By: a guy named Rob

a guy named Rob — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:17:58 +0000

as long as the astronauts bring a Divinyls song on their iPods and tear-off pants, just in case things get groovy baby, they’ll be fine

By: CTCompromise

CTCompromise — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:28:04 +0000

“Please tell me they’re not going to name him HAL.”
Worse, they’re going to name him Biden.

By: Bob Andweave

Bob Andweave — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:57:45 +0000

As long as they don’t connect the robot to the door controls, it should be ok.