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| Robots For Everyone |
Ever since I was a young boy, I loved robots. Big, small, humanoid or
geometric, I loved em. Cyborgs, androids, mecha, Transformers, Zoids,
even Gundams to an extent. I love robotics. Don't we all?
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| ROCKETTO PUNCH!!! |
I've never been much of a science whiz. Nor am I anything more than a
novice at engineering. But I've always loved building things and I've
always appreciated intelligence and imagination. And robots, to me, are
the pinnacle of those three things. They can be anything you want. Do
things man has always been too limited to accomplish. They can be the
salvation of all or the bringers of the apocalypse. They're precision,
power, human ingenuity and perfection all rolled into one. They are the
dreams and nightmares that are made by our own hand.
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| POW! Right in the kisser! |
Now love of automatons is no new thing. Man has dreamed of clockwork
men, golems and the modern day robot since time immemorial. they're a
representation of man breaking his boundaries and going beyond what
nature could establish. Hell, I'd argue the Mary Shelly's
Frankenstein and the fairytale of
Pinocchio is
probably the most inspirational works for stories of robotics. From the
creature's slow walk (every 1950's robot you've ever seen), the tale of
one man building a human facsimile and giving it life (Megaman,
Kikaida, Edward Scissorhands) the ostracization and fear of the creature
for being too inhuman looking (the uncanny valley). In fact, I'll say
this right now: Pinocchio and Frankenstein's monster are officially the
first robot stories. (And yes, the creature will be categorized as the
first zombie as well. You'd be surprised how much zombies and robots
have in common.)
Most importantly, robots, in my opinion, can represent a perfection or
greater humanity. The accomplishment of robot building has always been
seen as a pinnacle of human achievement. Cyborgs and androids are often
portrayed as superior to humans in physical ability. And who hasn't
made the connection to celebrities and inhuman perfection?
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| This picture..makes a lot of sense. |
Is everything I've said correct? I'm not sure. All I can say with perfect accuracy is that I think robots are really damn cool.
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| P.S. We need more super intelligent robot dogs. |
