The Motorcycle Cop (Spoilers, maybe)

[IndyJones]

He sure had a narrow head if he was a human wearing that mask/helmet and the whole thing was only that wide....

Yeah. Clearly instead of giving a guy a futuristic desert cop outfit who did absolutely nothing outlandish whatsoever, they spent millions upon millions of dollars creating a CGI person. I think you nailed it there.

Desert cop? In Iowa?

He was a badass robot cop, like Captain Robau was badass. Therefore, he is Robau Cop!

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

I think that Young Kirk should have been executed for stealing his stepdad's car. Harsh punishments like that will be necessary if we ever hope to advance to Star Trek levels.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

He was a badass robot cop, like Captain Robau was badass. Therefore, he is Robau Cop!

Dammit, I'm laughing so hard I've almost got tears.

 

[nx1701g]

He was a badass robot cop, like Captain Robau was badass. Therefore, he is Robau Cop!

I love it!

 

[tauzo]

Desert cop? In Iowa?

Yup, Iowa has deserts. And canyons you can drive corvettes off of, too.

 

[T'Paul]

Desert cop? In Iowa?

Yup, Iowa has deserts. And canyons you can drive corvettes off of, too.

That was a quarry.

FYI, climates can change. Have you ever heard of Al Gore? Ever see The English Patient?

 

[Checkmate]

Also, what do you mean, "androids weren't wandering around Earth in that age"? First, no one said anything about androids - we said "robot". And second, we know that sentient humaniform androids weren't anything approaching common - but that says nothing about non-sentient humaniform robots (entertainment bots, for example, which we're close to having now), or non-sentient non-humaniform humanoid robots (which we definitely have now).

What the hell do you think an android is? Hint: A robot with a human form. In the Trek universe, neither are common, let alone replacing humanoids in regular, everyday jobs. Especially ones that require a brain, intuition, and compassion. You know, like a cop.

And finally, common sense is also usually accompanied by a little common courtesy in how one addresses people. I haven't seen anyone else who seemed to have an actual beef with this discussion. What's yours?

A low tolerance for stupidity.

 

[Checkmate]

Desert cop? In Iowa?

I'm sorry, clearly that was a tropical and lush jungle scene we were seeing. My bad.

 

[pookha]

while robots looking like humans were not common they did have automation..
some of the slow speed frieghters did not have crews for instance.

oh yeah
robau cop..
good one

 

[tauzo]

That was a quarry.

Oops, I guess i missed that ... I better go see it again.

 

[Jeri]

But you're right; they were trying to get away with Iowa as California. Sandy soil everywhere the big tip off, if one hadn't already read about locations.

 

[Awesome Possum]

When the cop gets off the bike, he has a swagger almost. I think that it is a human in a mask. Maybe the mask replaces all the computer equipment and monitoring stuff inside modern police cars.

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

It was a Cyberdyne Systems Robot Officer

 

[data65]

Kirk is living in City 17 and that was a Half Life 2 cop..."citizen!" . Kirk is rebeling against the Combine!

 

[tauzo]

I dunno ... any one got a slice of bread?
'cuz this one's looking kinda like a toaster to me.

But why would they make it look/sound so classically 'robo' if it's human(oid)??

 

[tauzo]

... and I finally figured out who it reminded me of!

 

[I am not Spock]

It's funny that Starfleet made such a big deal over Data. The Exo III androids, Rayna Kapec, Jullianna Soong, and this 'motorcycle robot' were already in existence long before him! LOL

 

[pookha]

i think it is a person in mask..

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

i think it is a person in mask..

Agreed. The mast definitely appears to be designed to keep dust out of the person's eyes/mouth (and yet optimize vision, breathing and speech) esp for someone flying at high speeds on a motorcycle

 

[Checkmate]

I dunno ... any one got a slice of bread?
'cuz this one's looking kinda like a toaster to me.

But why would they make it look/sound so classically 'robo' if it's human(oid)??

Doesn't look even remotely "robo" to me. It has the desert/arctic-style goggles to reduce the glare of the terrain (you know, just like the Tuskan Raiders in Star Wars) and the gas-mask style vents to filter out the sand kicked up as he goes blasting along on his hoverbike. The voice amplifier looks to have standard sci-fi gadgetry over it to make it look "futuristic" and he has a laser distancer built into the goggles.

Since people will likely skip the important part of this post: Robots don't need to breath.

Oh noes! More robots!: Link, Link, Link! THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!