Forget those "sporting" Halls of Fame -- the
real HOF is right here. Since 2003, the Robot Hall of Fame has been
honoring robots and creators at an exhibit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now we're seeing the latest handful of noteworthy creatures take their
rightful place in history. For those unaware, the Robot HOF is maintained by Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Science Center, and an international jury of researchers, writers, and designers has just selected five new bots to join the cast: Mars rovers
Spirit and
Opportunity, the T-800 Terminator (yes,
that Terminator), the
Da Vinci surgical system, iRobot's
Roomba and 'Huey, Dewey, and Louie' from the 1972 sci-fi flick
Silent Running. Could you have imagined a more fitting five? If so, sound off below!
posted May 11th 2009 9:34AM
Do androids/cyborg counts? If they do, I'll put Roy Batty and Deckard (I think) up there.
no DATA? good god man!
My vote would have been for Number Eight, but those are cool, as well. Not half as sexy, though.
You could have been a bit more imaginative, and go for NUMBER ONE! (John)
if bender is not in the hall of fame then it is invalid and shouldnt be allowed to continue.
I concur
Is Asimo there?
Since they include items from movies, they should have RoboCop and Darth Vader in there too
i bet woomba's not too far behind.........
http://www.hulu.com/watch/70317/saturday-night-live-woomba
At last, Huey Dewey and Louie get their just reward.
Especially, Dewey, since he's still busy caring for the last remaining trees in the universe for all etermnity.
Sorry, this is the real HOF:
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=hasselhoff&gbv=2&aq=0&oq=hassel
Ok... the life-size Gundam statue in Japan.... does that count?!
Uhhhh, how about the Johnny 5
What about the Multi Kill Vehicle? Sure it got canceled, but there is atleast once working hovering kill bot out there right?
I would have included the robots from The Black Hole. Perhaps Gort as well. Mort was the name of the robot from the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, right?
What abput number 5 from Short Circuit!
He rocked!
how did i not know this thing existed? i knew they were creating the world's largest robot exhibit but i live like 4 blocks from CMU and i had no idea.
V.I.N.CENT and B.O.B. from Disney's clasic "The Black Hole." They were moral, intelligent, small, capable, and the kind of robot you'd like to have by you in a pinch.
Speaking of The Black Hole, what was up with Maximillian? Who the hell builds a robot with built-in whirling knifeblades in its arms with a crappy attitude? That's just a recipe for disaster.
I thought the thing was coming out of the body :o!!!
really cool stuff that could save lifes...
respect doctors and hi tech...
Glad the daVinci made the list. Johnny-5 should definitely be considered for induction as well. And while we're at it, so should his real-life, look-a-like, the MINDSTORMS NXT AlphaRex: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/images/news/MindstormsAlphaRex.jpg
Whoops, NXT is on there already. Sweet!
Cherry 2000?
Voltron anyone? Even the original Power Rangers Megazord? Optimus Prime at the very least.
That da vinci looks like every alien abduction movie ever
Let's hope that fame is all robots crave, because they are minutes away from overpowering us puny humans.
Really? No Twiki from Buck Rogers? ;) bidibidibidibidi
Dr Octopus?
The first robot in my life was R.O.B (Robotic Operating Buddy) from Nintendo. No love for the gaming Bots?
Not one mention of Tom Servo or Crow T. Robot? BLASPHEMY!