It's a machine, Charles, created and operated by humans. It has no sense of autonomy, no self-identity, no consciousness, no will. It can't do anything unless a human makes it do something.

None of which makes it a "new race"; what it is is a fancy power-tool...

I submit to the new robot masters. All hail Skynet!!

God, Charles, you're so wrong, I mean ugh, jeezus.

April Fool's day is long past.

@1 Chill the fuck out. It's a sweet picture of a crazy robot in space!

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@4 -- Considering this prank was pulled in 2008, yeah...

Call me old-fashioned, but I wouldn't want to have sex with it.

@8

Tee hee hee. Small tools and large modules alike handled with precision dexterity.

@8 -- even in space?

You could wear a 60s style Apollo suit with a big bubble helmet.

Data, you have the bridge. I'll be with young Wesley in my Office.