Best Robot?

[manephelien]

R. Daneel Olivaw, definitely. Also R2/D2.

[fantasy noob]

NORBY!!!!! obviously and does the ghola dincan idaho count

[pyan]

Kryten, Marvin or Bender - too close to call!

[Allegra]

Marvin may be not the best but he is my favourite.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by fantasy noob

NORBY!!!!! obviously and does the ghola dincan idaho count

I wouldn't consider the ghola a robot, despite the use of the Tleilaxu eyes. Aside from that aspect of his makeup (making him at most a cyborg... about like any other case of artificial eyes or even a pacemaker), he's entirely organic... a clone who has been reeducated (on a cellular level at times), but very much human.

[Quokka]

Kryten and Bender are definately up there.

Tetsuwan Atomu aka Astroboy, one of the earliest examples of what would go on to be known as Anime and you've got to wonder how many of the Japanese now involved in robotics were inspired in part by watching Astroboy as children.

Optimus Prime, unbelievably cool to a 7 year old boy.

Honda's Asimo, Giving me hope that one day I wont have to pick up my own washing.

and my favourite real robots Spirit and Opportunity, expected to last about 3 months they are still rolling over the red planet 3 years later .

[fantasy noob]

well thx for clearing that up i just read the part where he gets his history back i feel like an idiot and i still stand by what i said NORBY rules

[JDP]

I am the best robot.

[Gothic_Angelica]

I can't decide between:

Marvin, Kryton, Bender, R2D2 and C-3PO

Gothic x

[fantasy noob]

i retract my earlier state ment and g.i.r is the best robot if gir and norby were fused together it would make the ultimate robot comic releif

[mosaix]

Originally Posted by Gothic_Angelica

I can't decide between:

Marvin, Kryton, Bender, R2D2 and C-3PO

Gothic x

No contest - Kryten. The only one to have an umbilical attachment for doing the vacuuming!

[Talysia]

Originally Posted by mosaix

No contest - Kryten. The only one to have an umbilical attachment for doing the vacuuming!

Lol! I forgot about that. Very useful, those mechanoids!

Now that I think about it, the Skutters were great robots, too. Even if they weren't the most sophisticated.

[Sathai]

R2 D2. The cutest robot ever.

[Tau Zero]

Originally Posted by Quokka

Tetsuwan Atomu aka Astroboy, one of the earliest examples of what would go on to be known as Anime and you've got to wonder how many of the Japanese now involved in robotics were inspired in part by watching Astroboy as children.

I would go with Astroboy. But you probably guessed that from looking at my avatar!

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by that old guy

Huey and Dewey from Silent Running

And Louie. Glad to see a mention of them. A good few years before R2D2, these little guys made one heck of an impression, without any intelligible dialogue or humanoid appearance, the Drones from Silent Running nonetheless were deeply realized characters on their own... and a heck of a lot more complex emotionally. You could drive an entire fleet of trucks through the logical flaws in that film, but somehow it still remains a wonderful film, due in no small part to those who played these little drones....

(Here's to Steve Brown, Mark Persons, Cheryl Sparks, and Larry Whisenhunt!)