Okay, time’s up. Here are the references in the page you get when you enter “about:robots” into the URL box in Firefox:
- From the page title (in the top bar):
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
From original movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. Spoken to the robot Gort by Patricia Neal’s character, translated roughly as: “Gort! Don’t destroy the Earth!” or possibly, “Stay your hand!” - Robots may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Isaac Asimov’s First Law of Robotics. Somewhat observed by Roombas, not so much by unmanned aerial killer drones.
- Robots have seen things you people wouldn’t believe.
From the movie Bladerunner. Spoken by the homicidal Nexus 6 robot shortly before he dies. - Robots are Your Plastic Pal Who’s Fun To Be With.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten.
Bender, from Futurama - And they have a plan.
The Cylons in Battlestar Galactica, of course - And finally, the button “Please do not press this button again”
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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