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Episode 40
Things that clean your swimming pool: are they Roombas or just dumb hoses? Also, if a toaster can’t be a robot, can a robot be a toaster?
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Cars (from "Cars")
Episode 39
If the cars in Pixar’s “Cars” movies aren’t cars, what are they, and where did they come from?
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Podcasts
Episode 38
Just in time for the holidays, some existential questions. Also, could a robot be on a podcast?
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Clockwork Droids
Episode 37
Doctor Who’s clockwork repair droids (from the episodes “Girl in the Fireplace” and “Deep Breath”) come under scrutiny. Sure, they start out as robots, but do they become something else..?
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Iron Man, Ultron, and Vision
Episode 36
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and specifically “Iron Man 3” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” deep robot-or-not questions about Iron Man’s suits, Ultron, and the Vision.
Published on 10 years ago
Herbie The Love Bug
Episode 35
A Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of his own!
Published on 10 years ago
Aperture Science
Episode 34
GlaDOS, Wheatley, turrets, cubes, spheres and more.
Published on 10 years ago
Vicki from "Small Wonder"
Episode 33
She’s a small wonder, pretty and bright with soft curls. She’s a small wonder, a girl unlike other girls. She’s a miracle, and I grant you She’ll enchant you at her sight. She’s a small wonder, a…
Published on 10 years ago
Lobot
Episode 32
Cloud City’s majordomo from “The Empire Strikes Back” is in the spotlight.
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
robots.txt
Episode 31
It’s right there in the name, but what about the things that connect to it? And what about when Merlin talks about putting things “in the robot”? We need answers, John!
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago