NOTE FROM DAVE:

In an effort to make the buying public look more
favorably on robotic products, manufacturers
are looking for “kinder, gentler” robot names.
Here are some they’ve decided NOT to use.

The Top 10 Rejected Robot Names

10> HuggyBot

9> AL-GOR 2008

8> RoboRooter

7> The Robot Formerly Known as Robbie

6> N-RON 2002

5> The Gort Eye for the Not So Morally Straight Guy

4> Ron Jeremy Deluxe LoveBot With Extra Back Hair

3> The Michael Jackson Robotic Nanny

2> The Sopranoid — complete with Italian-New York accent

and the Number 1 Rejected Robot Name…

1> The Chip ‘n’ Daleks

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Credits:

Selected from 27 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Vilyehm Teighlore, Tucson, AZ — 1, 2, 3, 5 (Hat trick Plus!)
Chris White, Irvine, CA — 4, 6, 9 (Hat trick!)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 7
Jennifer A. Ford, Fort Wayne, IN — 8, 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — Jedi Knight