CMU Unveils Robot Hall Of Fame 234
CMU_Nort writes "Carnegie Mellon University has just unveiled the Robot Hall of Fame. Along with that announcement, MSNBC has an article about the first honorary inductees, including R2D2 and Mars Pathfinder. You also have the chance to nominate other robots."
What about the Asimo? (Score:5, Interesting)
http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/
And how could we forget the Rhoomba vacuum? Both robots of our time that are paving the way for things to come. Obvious choices, maybe, but necessary choices nonetheless.
Damon,
what about.. (Score:5, Interesting)
My nomination (Score:3, Interesting)
Hey, anyone ever seen Metropolis? (Score:3, Interesting)
Forbidden Planet Robot and Lost in Space robot ! (Score:2, Interesting)
Robby the robot. [google.com]
Lost in Space robot [google.com]
Don't any of you say the MUFFIT from Battle Star Galactica !!! Geeeeeezuz.
Twiki from Buck Rogers
The funkiest robot. The woman in that show....big crush !
Asimo (Score:4, Interesting)
Asimo is one of the first bipedal walking robots that really scared the crap out of a lot of people. How many generations of advancing tech before their bodies and AI are up to snuff for jobs like: construction work, plumbing, McJob customer service, worldcup soccer, sucky-fucky, ... world domination? :)
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What definition of robot are they using? (Score:3, Interesting)
What about Rosie? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:I got a nominee... (Score:5, Interesting)
In 1981 it killed its operator, Kenji Urada.
Re:What about the Asimo? (Score:2, Interesting)