What is a robot ?

[colin m]

As I write this message (0644), there are the following on the forum. 2 members, 18 guests and 15 robots - what are the robots ?

Colin M.

[Guest]

They are Bots. Google, Yahoo, and other large Search engine companies use them to trawl websites.

[Guest]

R2D2, C3PO and HAL all use this site Colin ..... did you not know that ?

I'll get ma coat ..........

[Guest]

colin u forgot the main one...............................Roman the kit robot lol

mobear

[Guest]

Hey guys you forgot K-9

[Guest]

They are the things that hand out burgers at McDonalds!!

[yak face]

110100011110001011 !

[Alan 45]

Know ones mentioned the robot from lost in space "DANGER COLIN M! DANGER!!! " flailing arms to boot

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Robbie the Robot, Marvin the Paraniod robot, Sir Killalot, Hewie, Lewie and Dewie, Kryton and Twiki, and Kryton (RD)

Adrian

[Alan 45]

Robbie the Robot, Marvin the Paraniod robot, Sir Killalot, Hewie, Lewie and Dewie, Kryton and Twiki, and Kryton (RD)Adrian

You forgot Malcolm from Disney's the black hole I think Roddy McDowell played the voice for it

[Gern]

Robbie the Robot, Marvin the Paraniod robot, Sir Killalot, Hewie, Lewie and Dewie, Kryton and Twiki, and Kryton (RD)Adrian

Alas Ade, Marvin is not a robot, he's a paranoid android. Getting his name wrong is just one more thing he's gonna get depressed about - him and his brain the size of a planet!

Gern

[Guest]

lol

[colin m]

Thank you so much. The real answer came from the new boy Wilko. The rest of you though, good lord, the mind boggles. And Tony, typing that word, even in binary, naughty step for you !

Now then, I wonder dare I do this, yes another question. What are they doing then ?

[Gern]

And Tony, typing that word, even in binary, naughty step for you !quote]So just what is special about 198539?

Gern

[Guest]

Its 214923 isn't it ??

Or is my base 2 ''spider-sense'' playing up?