Robots in BoTP

There are several grimly scenes in `Battle of the Planets` but for me the worst is at the end of `Vacation on Venus`

(Notice in their universe they have terraformed Venus...Which means its a long way into the future and folk are pigheaded enough to try.)

Zark is taking about the poor hero, (Whos name I cant recall) and how sad it is the Spectrans killed his family.

Zark then tells us the poor guy will be happy soon as he will get a new family.

(Big intake of breath.)

Yikes, I hate Zark now (Someone I have always been prepared to tolerate)

However this got me thinking...to a robot, things like families might be replacable, might they? With this world view, what he said makes a lot of sense, chilling as it may be.

So how do robots fit in the Federation? are they free agents, or property? How does this fit with the federation view of Spectras human slaves?

What happens if a Robot runs away?

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Robots are expendable in the Federation. Think of all of those robot fighter planes that go down. This is why Zark is so neurotic.

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RE: Robots in BoTP

Hi all,

Ahh, a Battle question!

Hi all,

In "The Great Brain Robbery," we see some of the annual Robot Show at the Space Dome Arena, where they are displaying robots for "...business and home utilization," alongside the "...giant robots for use by the defense sector." From this, we can assume that, while the military does use robots, they are either already available in the private sector, or likely will be soon.

James

Hi all!

That episode was "The Ghostly Grasshopper," and their leader was Dahmbo.

James

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