The Robo-cop

[Psion]

So they would put a heat exchanger/exhaust sytem in the face where it has to face and talk to humans? Not likely.

I didn't say it was in the head, but that's where butters suggested it would be. Is it logical to extend a vent system in a complex machine that has a capacity limitation like a humanoid form to the head if the CPU is elsewhere?

RAMA

Why couldn't it be? How big is the ventilation snorkel on a diesel submarine?

Try putting one in a humanoid.

Why?

 

[ed629]

I was also thinking that the Corvette scene might not even be in the movie. But is just used to grab the attention of the viewer when Kirk says "James Tiberius Kirk."

 

[TeutonicNights]

My secret sources tell me it's actually Kirk's father who survived as a cyborg dude.
The car scene is definitely in the movie and it will continue like this:
"Jim, I am your father"
"Noooo."*jumps into void*

 

[RAMA]

Why couldn't it be? How big is the ventilation snorkel on a diesel submarine?

Try putting one in a humanoid.

Why?

Um, that was a joke!

If I were a designer I would put the vent closer to the CPU..

RAMA

 

[The Wormhole]

My problem with the cyborg cop isn't that he's a cyborg, rather that he's a cop. We've never seen any indication of civilian law enforcement existing on Earth or any other Federation planet in the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th centuries. The presence of a cop in the 23rd century is a betrayal of Trek canon and rapes my childhood.

 

[M'Sharak]

^ Would a "public safety officer" be kinder and gentler to your childhood?

 

[The Wormhole]

Maybe. But they should have just made him a Starfleet officer. My childhood would have appreciated that.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

My problem with the cyborg cop isn't that he's a cyborg, rather that he's a cop. We've never seen any indication of civilian law enforcement existing on Earth or any other Federation planet in the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th centuries. The presence of a cop in the 23rd century is a betrayal of Trek canon and rapes my childhood.

Well its better that the New Enterprise raping your childhood considering it can now thanks to the design change.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

My problem with the cyborg cop isn't that he's a cyborg, rather that he's a cop. We've never seen any indication of civilian law enforcement existing on Earth or any other Federation planet in the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th centuries. The presence of a cop in the 23rd century is a betrayal of Trek canon and rapes my childhood.

TNG raped my childhood by creating that "perfect utopian society" that never existed during the TOS era.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

We're assuming that there's not a third choice - he's not a robot or a human, he's an alien who needs the equipment to breathe.

Then what's he doing on Earth? Seems that it'd be much more efficient to recruit Earth humans to do local police work.

Anyway...the cop doesn't walk like a robot, doesn't really talk like one either, it's just the facemask that would tend to indicate otherwise. I mean, why would a human need that on Earth? I'd venture a guess that the air in rural Iowa is not that hard to breathe.

I definitely agree in that it shouldn't be necessary for Earth to have civilian cops anymore. All other indications are that crime has been eliminated in Trek's time. On Earth, at least. (When did TOS ever indicate otherwise?)

 

[jeff lebowski]

It's probably a human/alien and not a robot.

Artificial intelligence of the era didn't seem to be good enough to apply the kind of judgement calls it takes to be a police officer.

My problem with the cyborg cop isn't that he's a cyborg, rather that he's a cop. We've never seen any indication of civilian law enforcement existing on Earth or any other Federation planet in the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th centuries. The presence of a cop in the 23rd century is a betrayal of Trek canon and rapes my childhood.

TNG raped my childhood by creating that "perfect utopian society" that never existed during the TOS era.

But TNG was 100 years after TOS.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

If it were, in fact, a robot it would either look like one of the critters from the "I, Robot" movie or EVE from "Wall-E" - that is, very Apple.

iCop.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

It's probably a human/alien and not a robot.

Artificial intelligence of the era didn't seem to be good enough to apply the kind of judgement calls it takes to be a police officer.

Or starfleet captains/Starships, case in point M-5 or as I like to think of him low tech HAL.

My problem with the cyborg cop isn't that he's a cyborg, rather that he's a cop. We've never seen any indication of civilian law enforcement existing on Earth or any other Federation planet in the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th centuries. The presence of a cop in the 23rd century is a betrayal of Trek canon and rapes my childhood.

TNG raped my childhood by creating that "perfect utopian society" that never existed during the TOS era.

But TNG was 100 years after TOS.

and created by 80s Roddenberry not 60s Roddenbery.

 

[Nowhere Man]

We're assuming that there's not a third choice - he's not a robot or a human, he's an alien who needs the equipment to breathe.

Then what's he doing on Earth? Seems that it'd be much more efficient to recruit Earth humans to do local police work.

Anyway...the cop doesn't walk like a robot, doesn't really talk like one either, it's just the facemask that would tend to indicate otherwise. I mean, why would a human need that on Earth? I'd venture a guess that the air in rural Iowa is not that hard to breathe.

I definitely agree in that it shouldn't be necessary for Earth to have civilian cops anymore. All other indications are that crime has been eliminated in Trek's time. On Earth, at least. (When did TOS ever indicate otherwise?)

Why would it be more efficient to recruit Earth Humans couldn't Aliens who grew up on Earth do the same job? Isn't Star Trek more inclusive than that? Wouldn't that be segrigation?How do you know what robot's walk,talk,and look like in the 23rd century? Starfleet does not rule all of Earth it's " Star" fleet not Earth security, no matter how peacefull a society is there's alway's a need for security/law enforcement.Theres alway's a rotten one in the bunch,case in point the whole entire 40 years of Star Trek is filled with that one guy who screw's it up for everyone else. Why does star fleet academy need security? It's on Earth. I believe it's a Robot, but could be an alien.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

It was never said in TOS that crime had been eliminated anywhere.

What was said, was that the penal system was more humane and more successful at rehabilitation.

Then again, it's not like anyone blinked twice when the Enterprise computer asserted that the effectiveness of Harcourt Fenton Mudd's rehab was "disputed," so that wasn't unheard of.

 

[Akiraprise]

I never thought that all crime had been eliminated in Star Trek's time. For the most part the Earth may be at peace, but all humans will never get along. Disputes will eventually arise between people over some damn thing, starships being built on the ground for instance. There will always be a need for some kind of mediator/cop/security in society.

That said I don't think the cop we've seen is a robot. It looks like the guy is wearing some kind of mask. Maybe for dust or something.

 

[jeff lebowski]

That said I don't think the cop we've seen is a robot. It looks like the guy is wearing some kind of mask. Maybe for dust or something.

He's probably got SCMODS.

 

[adark12]

hes got scmods im sure of it,

maybe hes just a sector sec. officer, and his fancy helmet hooks him to central control

 

[Akiraprise]

That said I don't think the cop we've seen is a robot. It looks like the guy is wearing some kind of mask. Maybe for dust or something.

He's probably got SCMODS.

Heh, maybe.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

My problem with the cyborg cop isn't that he's a cyborg, rather that he's a cop. We've never seen any indication of civilian law enforcement existing on Earth or any other Federation planet in the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th centuries. The presence of a cop in the 23rd century is a betrayal of Trek canon and rapes my childhood.

TNG raped my childhood by creating that "perfect utopian society" that never existed during the TOS era.

But TNG was 100 years after TOS.

Right -- so we can all agree that police easily could have existed during the TOS era.