If you could invite only one robot to your holiday festivities, who would it be?

When you've got a house full of guests, a sink full of dishes, and a belly full of food...it's a good time to turn things over to Rosie the Robot Maid.

Do I have to pick just one? It would be an even better party with all these robots!

If I had to pick just one.... C-3PO would be able to sing Christmas songs in lots of languages --- he is fluent in so many......Merry Christmas!

Intellegent conversation, doesn't eat anything, and could be commanded to clean up the dishes AND go get more beer (even if the stores are closed) -- what more could I ask for?

How sad would Marvin be if he didn't get invited!? A pity-invite is totally deserved.

Definitely K-9! You'll need his help when those Daleks show up (those pesky salt and pepper shakers).

That would be Data, of course ...

Six, hands down. Those other little robots are cute and all, but let's be honest...

Perhaps Data should bring Number Six as his date...

Cameron Phillips from Terminator / Sarah Conner Chronicles would be a fantastic dinner guest, heck she could even spend the night.

Data, hands down, he is .... fully functional. :D

Optimus Prime could vanquish unwanted relatives when it was time to go! He'd have to eat outside though...my house isn't that big!

All would be fun to have for the holidays, except maybe Bender. But it has to be Rosie with Data and Six as close seconds. Rosie was the first robot many of us ever saw on TV or in the movies.

I'm a techno-nerd so more 'data' please:)

No. 6 from Battlestar Galactica..I mean, intelligent..sexy..good-looking..AND a robot as well. At risk of sounding sexist, dare I say she would make the perfect 21st century "stepford wife"..

If Borg's count - I'm for 7 of 9.

Honestly, I think Bender is the obvious choice. He is one of those guys you would want to hang with. Riding the fine line between fun and an arrestible offense, he would keep life interesting. AND... best of all... his attitude is a lot like mine... and if you don't like it you can kiss my shiny, metal @ss!

Data and Number Six are too human to be special guests. Rosie and Wall-E would definitely be very helpful to have around, but then they wouldn't be guests. I agree about Optimus Prime and the relatives. C-3P0 tends to be annoying too much of the time. I chose R2-D2 because we see eye-to-eye on so many subjects. It would be wonderful to beep and hum through a meal with him. Rosie's not the first robot in my long lived memory, but this reminds me that I should have voted for Gort. Now there's a guy who can take care of irritating relatives. It would be interesting to here how he liked working with Klaatu.

As an Italian man - I have to go with Six !! As a techie - C3PO is my fav.

Are you all crazy? Shawn Young from Blade Runner. No question.

Wall*E...he can play old movies, pick up the mess, and make entire cities from the rubbish.

I voted for Star Trek's Data because "he" is very much like me (except I use contractions), that is, I am ruled by logic, have massive knowledge and abilities to absorb more quickly and really want to be more human by getting a repaired emotion chip. I very easily relate to him, which, if we are talking about human like robots companions (not like the ones I have built to perform manual, repetitive, boring tasks in manufacturing), these traits would be important to me. However, those types of robots likely should not be created at all because they are more likely to become terminators (even with Issac Asimov's three rules installed) or, at a minimum, replace humans as companions which would restrict our growth as humans and be a bad thing in the long run. Humans would become more robotic (like the Borg) rather than the robots becoming more human (which would speed their conversion to terminators). They are fun in fictional settings, good for expanding our imagination boxes and could teach us something about ourselves but, in reality, if we build them it would only be done to satisfy our need to play or become God. I have no desire to go there! Whether you believe in God or not, becoming God implies absolute, limitless power and none of us are able to keep that power from corrupting us and harming others. When it comes to robot companions, I am definitely a Luddite!

I had to choose Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) because I like the way he says my name. :-)

I picked other and voted for the little robot in Machinarium. There are so many in this little game including Cats, and Birds as well. Anyway, Merry Christmas TechSmith and to all a Goodnight! :o)

Danger...Danger....you will all be dead soon if you do not invite the robot from Lost In Space. If you don't believe me.....ask Will Robinson.

Marvin - man, with an attitude like his, you have to feel you feel better about your own life. Just remember, over this holiday season, DON'T PANIC!!

Spirit & Opportunity These are the are true robots!

Come on, you can't be that young. Old school baby! The one, the only robot! Danger Will Robinson! http://lostinspacerobot.com/

Gotta go with Number Six - spreading the BSG love. Still can't believe that show is over. :(

Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet. It could cook, make whiskey (without causing a hangover), make dresses with real emeralds, create lightweight lead shielding, neutralize ray guns and navigate starships. Cooking the holiday turkey should be easy!

I would kill for Rosie to be here! Well maybe not kill, but how cool would that be to have a maid bot?

Data -- Maximum logic, minimum drama...

How can you forget to put ROBBIE the ROBOT on your list (Forbidden Planet, 1955)? He's the one who started it all, not to mention being the prototype for the robot sidekick for the Space Family Robinsons (Lost In Space)...

Got to be Rosie! Life would be perfect with Rosie, well in a Jetson-perfect kind of way. What happened to HAL? Definitely not taking him/it home.

Data is cool and everything but I am afraid the choice is a bit skewed toward #6. I mean, yeah, the whole “out to destroy the human race” thing is a bit of a bug-a-boo, but if she wore the red dress I think I could find a way to get past it!

This is tough. I like Rosie but Data can cook too and do other things. He is gonna have to restore the relationship research he did but I could work with him. K-9 is way cool but that pesky Doctor swooping in is kinda risky. Robby? Emerald dresses. Yeah, provided he brings the emeralds.

Johnny 5 for me - but only if he was as funny as his 1st film. Entertainment all round.

I would like to invite Kryten from Red Dwarf. He'd be in his element with all the washing up and it would be endless fun watching him try 'Lie Mode' again.

I would pick WALL-E; This guy has a lot of HEART!

Obviously, the men are all voting for Six! :-)

How did Rodney from Robots movie miss the list? Use "Other" and gave him a vote...

Rosie gets my vote for cleanup crew - what a great help to have over the holidays - more time to visit with family and friends. Cheers!

I agree that Spirit & Opportunity should be #1 because they are the REAL robots!

Wall-E. Christmas is all about kids and to me Wall-E is a kid who would enjoy the wonderment of the season.

Warning! Warning! Let's not forget who kept an eye on that sneaky Dr. Smith!

I don't normally like dogs but K9 is obedient, intelligent, loyal, does not need feeding and is house-trained. That will do foe me!

I'm inclined to think Bender would be the most fun. Leela from Futurama described him as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler," which makes him a mechanical party animal. And he can actually manufacture his own beer internally, given the right raw materials.

K9, because our house will be overrun with humans and out little dog could do with some company. (Yeah, that's the reason, nothing to do with me having first seen K9 on black and white TV back in the dark ages.)

I like Johnny 5. He proved that gears and wheels and other mechanical things could live. Loved it!

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What happened to the Granddaddy of all robots...? GORT - from "The day the Earth stood still"... He stands guard over your stuff and if you don't come back he'll blow up the world! You can't BUY that kind of loyalty!

Johnny 5 makes me laugh.

I gotta go with Glenn. 7 of 9's the only bot that warms the heart just to think about. You others may go with conversations, beer manufactures, translators, etc. but my vote has always been with 7 of 9 since I was captured and transfixed by that Borg. And versatile! Just think of all the things that bot would be capable of helping out with. Why she could...zzzzt. (smoke and acrid aroma here) pzzat-fzzzzzz...damn, there goes my pacemaker again.

PS: WHILE SOME REGARD THE USE OF ALL CAPS AS 'SHOUTING,' I ASSURE YOU, THIS IS NOT MY INTENT. RATHER, I HOPE YOU'LL BEAR WITH THE KEYBOARD LIMITATIONS QUADRIPLEGIA IMPOSES. THANX. -------------------- DON'T HAVE A GRAVATAR TO ADD YET. HIT THE SAME ERROR TWICE IN A ROW. WHICH ROBOT WOULD I INVITE ? SIX, DEFINITELY ! AND OF COURSE, I'D HAVE THE K-Y ON HAND, IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH ANY JOINTS.

I would rather have fun with Bender than have a clean house. So Bender for Cigar Smoking, Beer Drinking, Whore Mongering, politically incorrect actions... etc.

I picked Rosie, ( out of love ), but please, pretty pretty please, can I also pick Data ( out of lust !!)