Comments on TerminatorBot CRAWLER Gives Danger Two-Fingered Salute
A rescue robot modeled on the movie Terminator. (Read
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"A very similar concept appears in "Red dwarf" in an episode called "Terrorform".
The android Kryten gets trapped under some rubble, so he cuts off his hand, sticks one of his eyes on the middle finger and orders it to crawl out and get help with hilarious consequences."
(Yossi Preminger 8/10/2006 1:37:54 PM)
"You can see a clip from the the Red Dwarf episode "terrorform" on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOrh7gdv2eA
The robot crawls up Lister's trousers. Hilarious."
(Yossi Preminger 8/20/2006 9:14:02 PM)
"That's hilarious - here it is:
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(Bill Christensen 8/21/2006 6:24:20 AM)
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
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Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
'If the enemy persists in attacking or even intensifies their power, the density of the plasma in space will suddenly increase, causing it to reflect most of the incoming energy like a mirror.'