Robot or Not?

30: Twiki and Dr. Theopolis 02.11.2015 6:11 ↓

We take you back to the days of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” to debate the show’s two artificial sidekicks.

29: Johnny 5 26.10.2015 1:47 ↓

That little guy from “Short Circuit.”

28: The TARDIS 19.10.2015 4:43 ↓

The blue box from “Doctor Who” might be sentient, might be alive, but is it a robot?

27: V'ger 12.10.2015 9:34 ↓

V’ger and the Ilia probe, both from “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”. Also, John complains about fake skin on androids.

26: Cylons 05.10.2015 9:59 ↓

The metal robots (and their fleshy successors) from the old and new “Battlestar Galactica.”

25: Home Appliances 28.09.2015 3:58 ↓

What would a toaster have to do in order to be a robot? This episode introduces Siracusa’s Law, which somehow involves kitchen countertops.

24: Sasquatch 21.09.2015 6:25 ↓

The bigfoot/sasquatch from “The Six Million Dollar Man.”

23: Space Probes 14.09.2015 3:13 ↓

From golf carts on Mars to New Horizons flying past Pluto, these are impressive machines, but are they robots?

22: Hitchbot 07.09.2015 1:54 ↓

He tried to hitch his way across the country, but was dismembered in Philadelphia. Image by archier on Flickr.

21: Droids 31.08.2015 6:15 ↓

Are droids robots? Do they have rights? Is the Empire based on a robo-slave economy?

20: Pinocchio 24.08.2015 4:51 ↓

Are we seriously talking about magic here?

19: Marvin the Paranoid Android 17.08.2015 2:24 ↓

Your plastic pal who’s fun to be with!

18: Commander Data 11.08.2015 6:00 ↓

Is an android a robot?

17: The Terminator 03.08.2015 3:18 ↓

I know now why you humans cry.

16: Siri 27.07.2015 0:57 ↓

So-called intelligent agents.

15: The Major 20.07.2015 2:24 ↓

From “Ghost in the Shell,” a human brain in a mechanical body. And what about uploaded brains and bodies?

14: Jaegers 13.07.2015 4:14 ↓

Big robots with people inside, as seen in “Shogun Warriors” and “Pacific Rim.”

13: Transformers 07.07.2015 3:45 ↓

Like the song says.

12: USS Enterprise 02.07.2015 3:26 ↓

The main computer of the USS Enterprise.

11: KITT 29.06.2015 6:26 ↓

The “Knight Rider” car is cool, but is it a robot? What about KITT’s evil twin, KARR? Also, the dark pre-history of Pixar’s “Cars.”

10: ASIMO 25.06.2015 2:56 ↓

Honda’s ASIMO, Sony’s AIBO, and other cute things that can do The Robot dance. Also, our Radio Shack memories.

9: Assembly-Line Robots 22.06.2015 3:50 ↓

Look for the union label.

8: Roomba 19.06.2015 3:53 ↓

Does a self-guided vacuum cleaner cross John’s minimum bar for a robot? And what does that have to do with ants and dogs?

7: Telepresence Robots 15.06.2015 0:53 ↓

They’re funny, but are they robots?

6: Self-Driving Cars 10.06.2015 5:26 ↓

Pondering sentient Google cars, Johnny Cab, and autopilots.