Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for February 20, 2021

Oldbot and I have one thing in common; “I creak, therefore I am”.

Isaac Asimov would have been 101 last month.

Wasn’t that originally said by R2-Descartes?

Self-affirmative robot: “I am good enough, smart enough, and doggonit — people like me!”

Lay off the nuts and bolts Oldbot.

“I think I can, I think I can … therefore … I can, I can.”

That’s ridiculous. Robots have no fat. Them is all metal.

“Then I saw my face, strum strum strum strum, now I’m a believer…”

How about threatening to kill the designer if he doesn’t improve your chassis rather than chasing poor Winky?

One of your best, Mr. Rickard!

Moody Blues, On The Threshold of a Dream, 1st track, “In the Beginning”

Whether it’s someone to program the robots, or a human to work on more intricate tasks that robots can’t perform, new roles are emerging as robots increase production and lower costs. Bender the robot says “Bite my shiny medal ass” “Kill all Humans” !! Bad Programing???

“Does this make my bolt look big?”

I haven’t been self aware in years.

Thanks to Moore’s Law, newer robots can do Moore with less.

IBM is the computer for the self-aware baby.

“Does my enormous brain make me look fat?”

""I am"… I cried

“I am”… said I

And I am lost and I can’t

Even say why

Leavin’ me lonely still

Did you ever read about a frog

Who dreamed of bein’ a king

And then became one

Well except for the names

And a few other changes

If you talk about me

The story is the same one"

“I Am… I Said” by Neil Diamond

Tell me more about that frog…

It was all those Upgrades that would not fit inside his Shell and had to be glued to the outside that made OldBot look Fat.