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mochapixel64
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Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotic...
I wonder if that was a Star Trek reference
ahoka
on March 18, 2016
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I thought its a Blade Runner reference because Google's reference phones are called Nexus:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant
knodi123
on March 18, 2016
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What's the reference?
ruffrey
on March 18, 2016
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Commander Data, the android
thejosh
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Pretty sure it's because Andy = Android...
knodi123
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That's exactly as tenuous as thinking "Robby" must be a reference to Doctor Who, which featured a bunch of robots named the Daleks.
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