Greatest Robot Ever?
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Wall E is just a big chibi robo with less charm.
I did a little research and it seems I'm not the only one confused on the distinction between androids and robots.
Seems that (according to funadvice and wikipedia) an android is an autonomous robot that displays human characteristics, where as a robot could resemble a human but would not move or show character traits in a human manner.
If this is indeed the case then unicron is an android and there are prob very few actual robots being mentioned here.
I did a little research and it seems I'm not the only one confused on the distinction between androids and robots.
Seems that (according to funadvice and wikipedia) an android is an autonomous robot that displays human characteristics, where as a robot could resemble a human but would not move or show character traits in a human manner.
If this is indeed the case then unicron is an android and there are prob very few actual robots being mentioned here.
Androids are robots that are designed to resemble humans in appearance & behaviour, like C3P0 or Data from Star Trek or Kryten from Red Dwarf.SomeBritishDude post=18.72779.772863 said:
Cyborgs are cybernetic organisms, a mixture of organic & robotics, like the Terminator, the Borg or Robocop.
Robots are probably everything else, like factory robots which put car parts together or bomb disposal robots.
Of course these terms very open to interpretation & debate, e.g. some could argue that Stephen Hawking is a cyborg...
EDIT: I said Unicron thinking of his robot planet guise, not as an android.
Looking at him from outside the Transformers universe, you could argue he's an android, but from inside that universe, it's a robot.
It's supposed to be very old, probably pre-dating humans & also it's bipedal form more resembles a demon than a human. It's a robot that acts with sentience, not a android which is designed on human appearance & behaviour.
After all, bipedal appearance & sentience isn't just limited to humans, so I don't think it's technically an android.
As insane and beyond the impossible as TTGL might be, you can't beat the original giant space robot.Blayze post=18.72779.772713 said:
SDF-1 Macross.
1 A) really guys transformers done but if you must no, 1B) Bender and not sure if it works but Inspector Gadget
Exclaimation: How dare you, meatbags! Inferriing me inferior to superfluious droids that are...
nonetheless sympathetic to meatbags! Repulsive! Inexplicable!
Conjecture: You cannot possibly fathom how far my frustration with these statements can implore! Intolerable!
nonetheless sympathetic to meatbags! Repulsive! Inexplicable!
Conjecture: You cannot possibly fathom how far my frustration with these statements can implore! Intolerable!
I think You mean <spoiler=Marvin> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Marvin-TV-3.jpg/240px-Marvin-TV-3.jpgJobz post=18.72779.773334 said:
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Yes- that's the true Marvin. Then again, I am in a state of denial about The Hitchhiker's Guide ever being made into a film, so I'm biased...TheGhostOfSin post=18.72779.773341 said:I think You mean <spoiler=Marvin> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Marvin-TV-3.jpg/240px-Marvin-TV-3.jpgJobz post=18.72779.773334 said:
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Damn- I completely forgot about Kryten! He is absolutely awesome, not to mention quite silly (I know that everyone's rather silly in Red Dwarf, but Kryten's silliness seems justified, don't you think?)jim_doki post=18.72779.773099 said:
EDIT: .........Where's Kryten?......... Tell me where he is, jim_doki!
Honorable mention to this video: 1:36 to 1:52 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcDa0Kp2K8].
Most of the good ones have been named already. Although I'd also like to send a shout-out to RAK Autonomous Intelligence, while not a robot, is definitely hardcore.
Most of the good ones have been named already. Although I'd also like to send a shout-out to RAK Autonomous Intelligence, while not a robot, is definitely hardcore.