I would rather have fun with Bender than have a clean house. So Bender for Cigar Smoking, Beer Drinking, Whore Mongering, politically incorrect actions... etc.
LEFTY - 16 years ago
PS: WHILE SOME REGARD THE USE OF ALL CAPS AS 'SHOUTING,' I ASSURE YOU, THIS IS NOT MY INTENT. RATHER, I HOPE YOU'LL BEAR WITH THE KEYBOARD LIMITATIONS QUADRIPLEGIA IMPOSES. THANX.
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DON'T HAVE A GRAVATAR TO ADD YET. HIT THE SAME ERROR TWICE IN A ROW. WHICH ROBOT WOULD I INVITE ? SIX, DEFINITELY ! AND OF COURSE, I'D HAVE THE K-Y ON HAND, IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH ANY JOINTS.
El Geezero - 16 years ago
I gotta go with Glenn. 7 of 9's the only bot that warms the heart just to think about. You others may go with conversations, beer manufactures, translators, etc. but my vote has always been with 7 of 9 since I was captured and transfixed by that Borg. And versatile! Just think of all the things that bot would be capable of helping out with. Why she could...zzzzt. (smoke and acrid aroma here) pzzat-fzzzzzz...damn, there goes my pacemaker again.
Beverly - 16 years ago
Johnny 5 makes me laugh.
Mickey - 16 years ago
What happened to the Granddaddy of all robots...?
GORT - from "The day the Earth stood still"...
He stands guard over your stuff and if you don't come back he'll blow up the world! You can't BUY that kind of loyalty!
popescu - 16 years ago
Sa ai o prezenta virtuala de care numai tu sa stii este ideal de sarbatori.
Francine - 16 years ago
I like Johnny 5. He proved that gears and wheels and other mechanical things could live. Loved it!
Old Nick - 16 years ago
K9, because our house will be overrun with humans and out little dog could do with some company. (Yeah, that's the reason, nothing to do with me having first seen K9 on black and white TV back in the dark ages.)
NohoDave - 16 years ago
I'm inclined to think Bender would be the most fun. Leela from Futurama described him as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler," which makes him a mechanical party animal. And he can actually manufacture his own beer internally, given the right raw materials.
Richard Carabine - 16 years ago
I don't normally like dogs but K9 is obedient, intelligent, loyal, does not need feeding and is house-trained. That will do foe me!
Whisp - 16 years ago
Warning! Warning! Let's not forget who kept an eye on that sneaky Dr. Smith!
picklemac - 16 years ago
Wall-E. Christmas is all about kids and to me Wall-E is a kid who would enjoy the wonderment of the season.
I agree that Spirit & Opportunity should be #1 because they are the REAL robots!
Lori - 16 years ago
Rosie gets my vote for cleanup crew - what a great help to have over the holidays - more time to visit with family and friends.
Cheers!
Zip - 16 years ago
How did Rodney from Robots movie miss the list? Use "Other" and gave him a vote...
Lyn - 16 years ago
Obviously, the men are all voting for Six! :-)
Eric - 16 years ago
I would pick WALL-E; This guy has a lot of HEART!
Lloyd K - 16 years ago
I would like to invite Kryten from Red Dwarf. He'd be in his element with all the washing up and it would be endless fun watching him try 'Lie Mode' again.
Alan - 16 years ago
Johnny 5 for me - but only if he was as funny as his 1st film. Entertainment all round.
This is tough. I like Rosie but Data can cook too and do other things. He is gonna have to restore the relationship research he did but I could work with him.
K-9 is way cool but that pesky Doctor swooping in is kinda risky. Robby? Emerald dresses. Yeah, provided he brings the emeralds.
Data is cool and everything but I am afraid the choice is a bit skewed toward #6. I mean, yeah, the whole “out to destroy the human race” thing is a bit of a bug-a-boo, but if she wore the red dress I think I could find a way to get past it!
Laurie-B - 16 years ago
Got to be Rosie! Life would be perfect with Rosie, well in a Jetson-perfect kind of way.
What happened to HAL? Definitely not taking him/it home.
How can you forget to put ROBBIE the ROBOT on your list (Forbidden Planet, 1955)? He's the one who started it all, not to mention being the prototype for the robot sidekick for the Space Family Robinsons (Lost In Space)...
I would kill for Rosie to be here! Well maybe not kill, but how cool would that be to have a maid bot?
Bob - 16 years ago
Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet. It could cook, make whiskey (without causing a hangover), make dresses with real emeralds, create lightweight lead shielding, neutralize ray guns and navigate starships. Cooking the holiday turkey should be easy!
T - 16 years ago
Gotta go with Number Six - spreading the BSG love. Still can't believe that show is over. :(
john - 16 years ago
Come on, you can't be that young. Old school baby! The one, the only robot! Danger Will Robinson! http://lostinspacerobot.com/
David Mott - 16 years ago
Spirit & Opportunity
These are the are true robots!
Pt - 16 years ago
Marvin - man, with an attitude like his, you have to feel you feel better about your own life. Just remember, over this holiday season, DON'T PANIC!!
James Gibson - 16 years ago
Danger...Danger....you will all be dead soon if you do not invite the robot from Lost In Space. If you don't believe me.....ask Will Robinson.
Beep! - 16 years ago
I picked other and voted for the little robot in Machinarium. There are so many in this little game including Cats, and Birds as well. Anyway, Merry Christmas TechSmith and to all a Goodnight! :o)
Stephanie - 16 years ago
I had to choose Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) because I like the way he says my name. :-)
Dave Dennis - 16 years ago
I voted for Star Trek's Data because "he" is very much like me (except I use contractions), that is, I am ruled by logic, have massive knowledge and abilities to absorb more quickly and really want to be more human by getting a repaired emotion chip. I very easily relate to him, which, if we are talking about human like robots companions (not like the ones I have built to perform manual, repetitive, boring tasks in manufacturing), these traits would be important to me.
However, those types of robots likely should not be created at all because they are more likely to become terminators (even with Issac Asimov's three rules installed) or, at a minimum, replace humans as companions which would restrict our growth as humans and be a bad thing in the long run. Humans would become more robotic (like the Borg) rather than the robots becoming more human (which would speed their conversion to terminators).
They are fun in fictional settings, good for expanding our imagination boxes and could teach us something about ourselves but, in reality, if we build them it would only be done to satisfy our need to play or become God. I have no desire to go there! Whether you believe in God or not, becoming God implies absolute, limitless power and none of us are able to keep that power from corrupting us and harming others.
When it comes to robot companions, I am definitely a Luddite!
D - 16 years ago
Wall*E...he can play old movies, pick up the mess, and make entire cities from the rubbish.
Are you all crazy? Shawn Young from Blade Runner. No question.
Louis - 16 years ago
As an Italian man - I have to go with Six !!
As a techie - C3PO is my fav.
Raphael Angelos - 16 years ago
Data and Number Six are too human to be special guests. Rosie and Wall-E would definitely be very helpful to have around, but then they wouldn't be guests. I agree about Optimus Prime and the relatives. C-3P0 tends to be annoying too much of the time. I chose R2-D2 because we see eye-to-eye on so many subjects. It would be wonderful to beep and hum through a meal with him. Rosie's not the first robot in my long lived memory, but this reminds me that I should have voted for Gort. Now there's a guy who can take care of irritating relatives. It would be interesting to here how he liked working with Klaatu.
G-Lump - 16 years ago
Honestly, I think Bender is the obvious choice. He is one of those guys you would want to hang with. Riding the fine line between fun and an arrestible offense, he would keep life interesting. AND... best of all... his attitude is a lot like mine... and if you don't like it you can kiss my shiny, metal @ss!
Glenn - 16 years ago
If Borg's count - I'm for 7 of 9.
Peter Climes - 16 years ago
No. 6 from Battlestar Galactica..I mean, intelligent..sexy..good-looking..AND a robot as well. At risk of sounding sexist, dare I say she would make the perfect 21st century "stepford wife"..
Bob Oswald - 16 years ago
I'm a techno-nerd so more 'data' please:)
Doug - 16 years ago
All would be fun to have for the holidays, except maybe Bender. But it has to be Rosie with Data and Six as close seconds. Rosie was the first robot many of us ever saw on TV or in the movies.
CCintheD - 16 years ago
Optimus Prime could vanquish unwanted relatives when it was time to go! He'd have to eat outside though...my house isn't that big!
Six, hands down. Those other little robots are cute and all, but let's be honest...
Jen Thomas - 16 years ago
That would be Data, of course ...
Martha Helmers - 16 years ago
Definitely K-9! You'll need his help when those Daleks show up (those pesky salt and pepper shakers).
L - 16 years ago
How sad would Marvin be if he didn't get invited!? A pity-invite is totally deserved.
Jen Thomas - 16 years ago
Intellegent conversation, doesn't eat anything, and could be commanded to clean up the dishes AND go get more beer (even if the stores are closed) -- what more could I ask for?
When you've got a house full of guests, a sink full of dishes, and a belly full of food...it's a good time to turn things over to Rosie the Robot Maid.
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I picked Rosie, ( out of love ), but please, pretty pretty please, can I also pick Data ( out of lust !!)
I would rather have fun with Bender than have a clean house. So Bender for Cigar Smoking, Beer Drinking, Whore Mongering, politically incorrect actions... etc.
PS: WHILE SOME REGARD THE USE OF ALL CAPS AS 'SHOUTING,' I ASSURE YOU, THIS IS NOT MY INTENT. RATHER, I HOPE YOU'LL BEAR WITH THE KEYBOARD LIMITATIONS QUADRIPLEGIA IMPOSES. THANX.
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DON'T HAVE A GRAVATAR TO ADD YET. HIT THE SAME ERROR TWICE IN A ROW. WHICH ROBOT WOULD I INVITE ? SIX, DEFINITELY ! AND OF COURSE, I'D HAVE THE K-Y ON HAND, IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH ANY JOINTS.
I gotta go with Glenn. 7 of 9's the only bot that warms the heart just to think about. You others may go with conversations, beer manufactures, translators, etc. but my vote has always been with 7 of 9 since I was captured and transfixed by that Borg. And versatile! Just think of all the things that bot would be capable of helping out with. Why she could...zzzzt. (smoke and acrid aroma here) pzzat-fzzzzzz...damn, there goes my pacemaker again.
Johnny 5 makes me laugh.
What happened to the Granddaddy of all robots...?
GORT - from "The day the Earth stood still"...
He stands guard over your stuff and if you don't come back he'll blow up the world! You can't BUY that kind of loyalty!
Sa ai o prezenta virtuala de care numai tu sa stii este ideal de sarbatori.
I like Johnny 5. He proved that gears and wheels and other mechanical things could live. Loved it!
K9, because our house will be overrun with humans and out little dog could do with some company. (Yeah, that's the reason, nothing to do with me having first seen K9 on black and white TV back in the dark ages.)
I'm inclined to think Bender would be the most fun. Leela from Futurama described him as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler," which makes him a mechanical party animal. And he can actually manufacture his own beer internally, given the right raw materials.
I don't normally like dogs but K9 is obedient, intelligent, loyal, does not need feeding and is house-trained. That will do foe me!
Warning! Warning! Let's not forget who kept an eye on that sneaky Dr. Smith!
Wall-E. Christmas is all about kids and to me Wall-E is a kid who would enjoy the wonderment of the season.
I agree that Spirit & Opportunity should be #1 because they are the REAL robots!
Rosie gets my vote for cleanup crew - what a great help to have over the holidays - more time to visit with family and friends.
Cheers!
How did Rodney from Robots movie miss the list? Use "Other" and gave him a vote...
Obviously, the men are all voting for Six! :-)
I would pick WALL-E; This guy has a lot of HEART!
I would like to invite Kryten from Red Dwarf. He'd be in his element with all the washing up and it would be endless fun watching him try 'Lie Mode' again.
Johnny 5 for me - but only if he was as funny as his 1st film. Entertainment all round.
This is tough. I like Rosie but Data can cook too and do other things. He is gonna have to restore the relationship research he did but I could work with him.
K-9 is way cool but that pesky Doctor swooping in is kinda risky. Robby? Emerald dresses. Yeah, provided he brings the emeralds.
Data is cool and everything but I am afraid the choice is a bit skewed toward #6. I mean, yeah, the whole “out to destroy the human race” thing is a bit of a bug-a-boo, but if she wore the red dress I think I could find a way to get past it!
Got to be Rosie! Life would be perfect with Rosie, well in a Jetson-perfect kind of way.
What happened to HAL? Definitely not taking him/it home.
How can you forget to put ROBBIE the ROBOT on your list (Forbidden Planet, 1955)? He's the one who started it all, not to mention being the prototype for the robot sidekick for the Space Family Robinsons (Lost In Space)...
Data -- Maximum logic, minimum drama...
I would kill for Rosie to be here! Well maybe not kill, but how cool would that be to have a maid bot?
Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet. It could cook, make whiskey (without causing a hangover), make dresses with real emeralds, create lightweight lead shielding, neutralize ray guns and navigate starships. Cooking the holiday turkey should be easy!
Gotta go with Number Six - spreading the BSG love. Still can't believe that show is over. :(
Come on, you can't be that young. Old school baby! The one, the only robot! Danger Will Robinson! http://lostinspacerobot.com/
Spirit & Opportunity
These are the are true robots!
Marvin - man, with an attitude like his, you have to feel you feel better about your own life. Just remember, over this holiday season, DON'T PANIC!!
Danger...Danger....you will all be dead soon if you do not invite the robot from Lost In Space. If you don't believe me.....ask Will Robinson.
I picked other and voted for the little robot in Machinarium. There are so many in this little game including Cats, and Birds as well. Anyway, Merry Christmas TechSmith and to all a Goodnight! :o)
I had to choose Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) because I like the way he says my name. :-)
I voted for Star Trek's Data because "he" is very much like me (except I use contractions), that is, I am ruled by logic, have massive knowledge and abilities to absorb more quickly and really want to be more human by getting a repaired emotion chip. I very easily relate to him, which, if we are talking about human like robots companions (not like the ones I have built to perform manual, repetitive, boring tasks in manufacturing), these traits would be important to me.
However, those types of robots likely should not be created at all because they are more likely to become terminators (even with Issac Asimov's three rules installed) or, at a minimum, replace humans as companions which would restrict our growth as humans and be a bad thing in the long run. Humans would become more robotic (like the Borg) rather than the robots becoming more human (which would speed their conversion to terminators).
They are fun in fictional settings, good for expanding our imagination boxes and could teach us something about ourselves but, in reality, if we build them it would only be done to satisfy our need to play or become God. I have no desire to go there! Whether you believe in God or not, becoming God implies absolute, limitless power and none of us are able to keep that power from corrupting us and harming others.
When it comes to robot companions, I am definitely a Luddite!
Wall*E...he can play old movies, pick up the mess, and make entire cities from the rubbish.
Are you all crazy? Shawn Young from Blade Runner. No question.
As an Italian man - I have to go with Six !!
As a techie - C3PO is my fav.
Data and Number Six are too human to be special guests. Rosie and Wall-E would definitely be very helpful to have around, but then they wouldn't be guests. I agree about Optimus Prime and the relatives. C-3P0 tends to be annoying too much of the time. I chose R2-D2 because we see eye-to-eye on so many subjects. It would be wonderful to beep and hum through a meal with him. Rosie's not the first robot in my long lived memory, but this reminds me that I should have voted for Gort. Now there's a guy who can take care of irritating relatives. It would be interesting to here how he liked working with Klaatu.
Honestly, I think Bender is the obvious choice. He is one of those guys you would want to hang with. Riding the fine line between fun and an arrestible offense, he would keep life interesting. AND... best of all... his attitude is a lot like mine... and if you don't like it you can kiss my shiny, metal @ss!
If Borg's count - I'm for 7 of 9.
No. 6 from Battlestar Galactica..I mean, intelligent..sexy..good-looking..AND a robot as well. At risk of sounding sexist, dare I say she would make the perfect 21st century "stepford wife"..
I'm a techno-nerd so more 'data' please:)
All would be fun to have for the holidays, except maybe Bender. But it has to be Rosie with Data and Six as close seconds. Rosie was the first robot many of us ever saw on TV or in the movies.
Optimus Prime could vanquish unwanted relatives when it was time to go! He'd have to eat outside though...my house isn't that big!
Data, hands down, he is .... fully functional. :D
Cameron Phillips from Terminator / Sarah Conner Chronicles would be a fantastic dinner guest, heck she could even spend the night.
Perhaps Data should bring Number Six as his date...
Six, hands down. Those other little robots are cute and all, but let's be honest...
That would be Data, of course ...
Definitely K-9! You'll need his help when those Daleks show up (those pesky salt and pepper shakers).
How sad would Marvin be if he didn't get invited!? A pity-invite is totally deserved.
Intellegent conversation, doesn't eat anything, and could be commanded to clean up the dishes AND go get more beer (even if the stores are closed) -- what more could I ask for?
If I had to pick just one....
C-3PO would be able to sing Christmas songs in lots of languages --- he is fluent in so many......Merry Christmas!
Do I have to pick just one? It would be an even better party with all these robots!
When you've got a house full of guests, a sink full of dishes, and a belly full of food...it's a good time to turn things over to Rosie the Robot Maid.