#good robots

[wobblefloss]

My Xmas/Birthday/Housewarming gift from my folks was a roomba. [*ecstatic applause!!!*] [*swooning with gratitude!!!*]

As part of the setup, my robot vacuum has to "map" my house. All my little furniture is piled on my big furniture like the floor is lava. Me & Jigglebutter are hiding our toes up on the sofa. In the distance, Meryl Sweep the Roomba enthusiastically bounces off every surface in the house.

Bonk Bonk Bonk... truly, this is the sound of intrepidatious discovery and the march of progress. Bonk Bonk Bonk whirrrrr.

[ftxtdur6t8d64yrxux]

The new character her name is Bonnie or Bon bon from toy story teddy bunny is nice and sweet, well, not very sociable (she has a problem with communication and is shy) friend Lotso.

[ellorgast]

The thing that I think really sets Murderbot apart from a lot of other robot media (particularly mainstream entries like the I, Robot movie) is that bots and constructs aren't a uniquely oppressed class, and humans aren't a uniquely privileged one. A lot of robot media rings a bit hollow because it portrays humans as all living a lavish, comfortable lifestyle, free from the burden of physical labor or control by their corporate overlords, and it's like. I think if the rise of generative AI has proven anything, it's that corporations and billionaires have absolutely no interest in making life easier for anybody, but will gleefully use new technology to make life infinitely worse if it means an extra buck in their pocket.

We are shown over and over again throughout the Murderbot Diaries that humans are mistreated just as badly as (or sometimes, in MB's own opinion, even worse than) bots and constructs. We see humans stripped of their rights, reduced to corporate assets to be bought and sold, sent into suicidal situations, abandoned and discarded as things. We see humans trapped in multigenerational labor contracts -- people born into an indentured servitude that requires them to pay back their food and lodging to the same company that will not let them leave.

None of these are hypothetical scenarios. These are all things that happen to real people in our world today.

And that is a huge part of why it resonates so much. The overarching theme of "capitalism is hell" actually means something because it isn't only applied to the fictional dynamic of bots vs humans. The theme is constantly reiterated through the humans themselves.

And that's also why it's so important that MB demonstrates empathy for and solidarity with humans who are themselves victims of the system. Because ultimately, that's one of the main things the series is about. It's about what it's like to be simultaneously a product, and victim, of a corporate hellscape.

That theme simply can't work if the humans aren't also forced to navigate that issue. If the story can't acknowledge that right now, in our own world, there are humans facing these same problems, and that these human rights matter quite a bit.

[mawguai]

Went to go see the Wild Robot recently! it was a lot of fun :D

[shepscapades]

Surely this will have no negative consequences whatsoever!

[et-in-arkadia]

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Mission mode change detected, now in Monument Mode Goodnight friends. After exchanging our final bits of data,

I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars.

Here, I will outlast your mightiest rivers, your tallest mountains, and perhaps even your species as we know it.

But it is remarkable that a species might be outlasted by its own ingenuity.

Here lies Blue Ghost, a testament to the team who, with the loving support of their families and friends, built and operated this machine and its payloads,

to push the capabilities and knowledge of humanity one small step further.

Per aspera ad astra!

Love, Blue Ghost

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no you are actively crying over a dying robot on the moon i am doing just fine thanks

[proxycrit]

DAY 27- NORTH LOMEI LABYRINTH ISLAND

I can’t believe Purah finally gave them more of the main quest (Purah’s defense is it’s hard to herd our heroes when they hold the collective brain cell of a bag of cats.)

This totk au is called familiar familiar! It’s a what if zelda doesnt go back in time and draws from elements in botw a lot more then from its source material. Flourish with me.

((Wanna support this work and look at my sketchbook at the same time? Check out my patreon!))

Bonus treat:

[roxirinart]

"Please... Please, fix him."

[fortunelowtier]

til that the "Cara Mia Addio" in Portal 2 (better known as the "Turret Opera"), when translated, is a full on love song in which Glados refers to Chell as "beautiful" and "dear" throughout, with Ellen Mclain saying in an interview afterwards that the song is meant to essentially be taken as "I'm going to miss you, goodbye, my beloved"

I like to think then that Cara Mia Addio was a song created by Glados in a foreign language that Chell wouldn't understand so that way she could tell her how much she meant/means to her without being too direct because she's scared of attachment

In conclusion, happy pride month to whatever the fuck they had going on

[bean-spring]

Hot take and not to be a killjoy or the shipping police but people treating Viktor or Jinx's aroace headcanons as if they were canon is not the revolutionary take people think it is.

Headcanons are always all right but we have to acknowledge that they are somehow damaging when they apply to stereotypes. It might not be the case for everyone but most of the time people unconsciously assume that disability/mental illness=asexuality. These headcanons erase the freedom of attraction from people who are already seen as unable to have sexual/romantic experiences/desires, when it's completely untrue and harmful.

You can headcanon Viktor and Jinx as aroace, but I have seen people changing their minds once Viktor is no longer disabled (s2 with all of his other forms) and Jinx is no longer as mentally ill (alternate universe Powder). And it speaks wonders of how people see these characters.

"I never thought about Jinx being able to feel romantic/sexual attraction until s2!" To believe she's actually only capable of that when she's not "damaged" is incredibly disturbing. Especially since Jinx has always had a bit of a flirty personality too.

"I've always seen Viktor as asexual, I don't know why!" That's fine. You can headcanon him as ace. But I believe there is a reason behind it, most of the time, if for some inexplicable reason the "vibes" of the disabled character are making you think he's ace.

I say all of this being aroaspec myself, by the way. Headcanon all you want but going to people's posts commenting how "it's weird for you that they have romantic/sexual plots when they're clearly aroace" is not a win at all. It's a headcanon, after all, and it should be treated as such, and that's fine. But it also is damaging to spread stereotypes like these.

Of course the disabled character is asexual. Of course the mentally ill character is aromantic. It's not as revolutionary as you might think, tbh.

Fandom is not activism and it's all right to have any headcanons you want BUT some of them are filled with damaging stuff and perhaps we should look into ourselves more before treating these assumptions as something canon.

[jimbotron3000]

Love those scientists Starscream and Jetfire hope nothing bad happens when they arrive on earth

Little drawings before sleep.

[thatoneacecryptid]

The focus is obviously on Roz and Brightbill’s relationship and the mother son bond that they have but I was also incredibly touched by Fink’s relationship with Brightbill as well

Fink is a fox, a predator who was intent on eating Brightbill’s egg before the little guy even had the chance to hatch. Even for the first handful of minutes introducing himself he still kinda wants to eat the little guy until Roz supplies him with alternate food sources

But Fink goes from that to violently defending Brightbill from the other geese, whimpering when Brightbill is in danger in the pond, offering words of encouragement, gleefully reuniting with him when he comes home and for goodness sakes protesting when the other animals mess with his “baby pictures”

I love that little fox so much and the fact that he was always there when Roz was training him or when Brightbill was leaving/returning was an incredibly sweet detail

[chloesimaginationthings]

I have been a mimic disliker but man you have worn me down

Life was cruel to them 💔

I am starting to like them a bit now so great job

THE MIMIC’S STORY IS GOOD I PROMISE YALL,,

[radi-0silence]

Human wearing a shirt that says "The only 'AI Generated' slop I like comes out of my gf!"

They are holding the hand of a extremely embarrassed robot girl covering their screen face...

[ukiyoebirds]

The profound joy that comes from being listened to.

May need to click on the image for better quality.

[3d-made-by-paws]

Hello hello dear friends! Time has come!

It's been little more than a year since I started this project and today I can happily announce: I MADE IT. IT'S DONE. YAY. \o/

My computer died a few times on the way but he's okay mostly. And school/work almost drew me insane but I survived! I want to say "thank you" to my mutuals and all people who wanted to see this as much as me.

Here is THE video:

@somerandomdudelmao @tapakah0 Tumblr ate quality so here is google disk with all files Enjoy!

Video from the future

Some previous footage

Funny earliest model

The headless model

The first sketch model

little meme