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Post by Max on Jun 13, 2011 7:00:30 GMT
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:01:44 GMT
WHOA! I think the holiness/sacredness of that place just rocketed up. It actually doubles as the tomb of their ancestors!
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Post by karlito on Jun 13, 2011 7:02:52 GMT
I wonder what he'd think about boxbot.
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Post by basser on Jun 13, 2011 7:03:43 GMT
So I guess the present-day robots are like the world's weirdest game of telephone. Where the hell did Sky Watcher come from, if the current robots weren't directly designed by the originals? Some robot savant decided to make a mantisbot for the lulz?
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Post by Max on Jun 13, 2011 7:05:30 GMT
It's interesting though, if they died "natural" robot deaths, then how come this robot's code appeared to have been damaged? And I bet Kat's completely confused as to why Frankenbot considers her temporary robot body "cobbled together out of spare parts" to be so elegant. |
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:05:32 GMT
In addition, I think we now know why the robots were so uneasy about Kat reactivating the robot, it was like awakening their ancestor.
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:08:34 GMT
So I guess the present-day robots are like the world's weirdest game of telephone. Where the hell did Sky Watcher come from, if the current robots weren't directly designed by the originals? Some robot savant decided to make a mantisbot for the lulz? Biomimetics? They've had plenty of time to experiment. It's interesting though, if they died "natural" robot deaths, then how come this robot's code appeared to have been damaged? And I bet Kat's completely confused as to why Frankenbot considers her temporary robot body "cobbled together out of spare parts" to be so elegant. Maybe he was one of the last, or THE last, and so he comitted 'suicide'? Spare parts, yes, but they are modern, state of the art spare parts. The first ones must have been very primitive by modern standards. |
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Post by Max on Jun 13, 2011 7:12:59 GMT
So I guess the present-day robots are like the world's weirdest game of telephone. Where the hell did Sky Watcher come from, if the current robots weren't directly designed by the originals? Some robot savant decided to make a mantisbot for the lulz? Tom said that all of the robots currently in service were derived from Diego's original designs so I am guessing that Diego did build a dragonflybot at one point. Tom also said that the robots reuse CPUsSpare parts, yes, but they are modern, state of the art spare parts. The first ones must have been very primitive by modern standards. Still, I doubt Kat was expecting this reaction, considering how she feels about the old robots' designs. |
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:18:17 GMT
Spare parts, yes, but they are modern, state of the art spare parts. The first ones must have been very primitive by modern standards. Still, I doubt Kat was expecting this reaction, considering how she feels about the old robots' designs. In any case, she certainly has a deeper understanding of them now. Regarding the modern robots being based off of Diegos designs, either Diego created a hell of alot of them or the robots branched off with some experiments of their own since there seems to be alot more types of robots now than there were of the origionals. |
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Post by Interactive System Error on Jun 13, 2011 7:19:09 GMT
It's interesting though, if they died "natural" robot deaths, then how come this robot's code appeared to have been damaged? Most likely, some robots were deactivated by the remaining robots, who were in turn deactivated by their successors once "Project: Procreate!" was complete. The scratch was probably the simplest way they could find to deactivate them. |
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Post by Max on Jun 13, 2011 7:22:40 GMT
Most likely, some robots were deactivated by the remaining robots, who were in turn deactivated by their successors once "Project: Procreate!" was complete. The scratch was probably the simplest way they could find to deactivate them. Why did they need to be deactivated, I wonder? The resurrected robot seems to be functioning fine. |
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:23:55 GMT
It's interesting though, if they died "natural" robot deaths, then how come this robot's code appeared to have been damaged? Most likely, some robots were deactivated by the remaining robots, who were in turn deactivated by their successors once "Project: Procreate!" was complete. The scratch was probably the simplest way they could find to deactivate them. Maybe, but the modern robots seem to have lost the memory of such an event, if there was one. Most likely, some robots were deactivated by the remaining robots, who were in turn deactivated by their successors once "Project: Procreate!" was complete. The scratch was probably the simplest way they could find to deactivate them. Why did they need to be deactivated, I wonder? The resurrected robot seems to be functioning fine. Maybe they chose it? They had intended that to be their tomb. We don't know the status of the other robots, they may look fine on the outside, but the internals may have stopped working. Perhaps Frankenbot here was chosen to be one of those who were deactivated so that they could be reactivated intact at a future time. Also, that squat robot is just full of awe in the last two panels. |
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Post by legion on Jun 13, 2011 7:29:52 GMT
"This asks more questions than it answers."
Yep.
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:36:23 GMT
"This asks more questions than it answers." Yep. Mainly due to massive gaps, no... chasms, in the historical knowledge. Also, Frankenbot needs a somewhat better name IMO since Frankenbot no longer quite seems to fit, despite the obvious reference to Frankenstein. |
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Post by Interactive System Error on Jun 13, 2011 7:41:45 GMT
Most likely, some robots were deactivated by the remaining robots, who were in turn deactivated by their successors once "Project: Procreate!" was complete. The scratch was probably the simplest way they could find to deactivate them. Why did they need to be deactivated, I wonder? The resurrected robot seems to be functioning fine. Frankenbot said, "We knew our time had passed." I think that's your answer. |
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 7:51:31 GMT
Why did they need to be deactivated, I wonder? The resurrected robot seems to be functioning fine. Frankenbot said, "We knew our time had passed." I think that's your answer. Well yea, with their 'Glorious Father' gone, they had no way of maintaining themselves indefinitely. Really though, we only know how one robot was deactivated, the others may have simply worked until their consciousness died or some vital part wore down to the point where they effectively died. |
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Post by fronzel on Jun 13, 2011 8:03:50 GMT
Wait...they knew their time had passed because they "had not the means to procreate"...but then set about "creating their offspring".
What's this guy on about?
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Post by smjjames on Jun 13, 2011 8:08:54 GMT
Wait...they knew their time had passed because they "had not the means to procreate"...but then set about "creating their offspring". What's this guy on about? He could have meant biologically and they had to learn how to replicate themselves and make the offspring work without the golem hearts. Whether they invented the holocube at the time or not, I have no idea. |
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Post by jasmijn on Jun 13, 2011 8:31:24 GMT
Frankenbot needs a somewhat better name IMO since Frankenbot no longer quite seems to fit, despite the obvious reference to Frankenstein. How about just Frank? |
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Post by basser on Jun 13, 2011 8:46:43 GMT
Now I'm just waiting for Anja to find out what the kids have been doing with their spare time. "You reactivated WHAT?"
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Post by furubafan3 on Jun 13, 2011 9:03:55 GMT
I've been a long term lurker of the forums for a while now and I just wanted to say..."AWWWWWW SO CUTE GRAND DADDY IS SO PROUD OF HIS CHILDREN" *cough* Now that I have completely shamed myself I will be gone. Thank you. |
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Post by cu on Jun 13, 2011 9:22:52 GMT
Frankenbot: Kingbot never told you what happened to your father.
Robot: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!
Frankenbot: No, I am your father.
Robot: No... that's not true! That's impossible!
Frankenbot: Search your feelings. You know it to be true.
Robot: NOOOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOOO!
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Post by pasko on Jun 13, 2011 10:15:07 GMT
The simplest explanation is that Frankenbot's scratch was accidental.
So it was damaged before it could reach the tomb.
EDIT:
another thing. It is quite linear that Frankenbot finds "elegant" the new design. They are less baroque, thought by computers instead of man. So they are more appealing to a machine.
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Post by carth on Jun 13, 2011 11:38:16 GMT
I've been a long term lurker of the forums for a while now and I just wanted to say..."AWWWWWW SO CUTE GRAND DADDY IS SO PROUD OF HIS CHILDREN" *cough* Now that I have completely shamed myself I will be gone. Thank you. No no, I get you! I was going to say that I loved how the little robot looked so starstruck. :33 |
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Post by mudmaniac on Jun 13, 2011 13:06:40 GMT
The most dialogue Frank gets, the more he sounds, in my head, like Optimus PrimeI would believe that in the years after Diego's passing, the robots' parts began to break beyond servicable repair. With no mean of refabricating new parts, they were faced with a grim prospect. They could either continue on while their parts started to fail, eventually being unable to even move or speak. In such an instance, it is not impossible that their cores would continue to persist despite mechanical failure. Imagine then, being stuck in your own body for who knows how long. Because of that, I think they decided to disabled their own cores. |
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Post by jandor on Jun 13, 2011 13:43:04 GMT
Considering that they all clapped when Robot was put in the old S1 model they probably have certain functions that they perform automatically. So when they get to damaged they probably just autopilot themselves into the tomb and shut down.
The simplest explanation seems to be that Frank probably got that scratch on his heart by accident, or shut himself down on purpose so he wouldn't wear his body out.
I wonder what they originally created though to carry on there legacy, it doesn't sound like it will be anything like the modern robots.
EDIT: Or what mudmaniac said.
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Post by basser on Jun 13, 2011 14:09:37 GMT
The most dialogue Frank gets, the more he sounds, in my head, like Optimus PrimeWell, crap. Now I'm going to be subconsciously expecting Frank to transform into a semi truck for the remainder of his appearance, thanks for that. |
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Post by the bandit on Jun 13, 2011 14:22:13 GMT
I wonder what he'd think about boxbot. I was gonna comment that his praise might be less free-flowing with the added presence of boxbot. |
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Post by Mezzaphor on Jun 13, 2011 14:44:51 GMT
The simplest explanation is that Frankenbot's scratch was accidental. So it was damaged before it could reach the tomb. , so I assume he was in the tomb. |
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Post by goldenknots on Jun 13, 2011 14:55:31 GMT
I'm finding it difficult to imagine why they'd feel it necessary to shut themselves down, regardless of the ability to create successors. There must be some sort of scenario that makes it into a rational or logical decision to shut down, unless one were ordered to do so, will he nil he.
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