Old Man Notices A Thing: Lots of Robot Names

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Joe Johnson

I have come around to the idea that robots should have names, actual names and names of the form "TeamNameOrIntialsOrIconicPhrase"-"NumberOfYearsTeamExisted" don't count. In fact, I go even farther, practice robots and concept chassis should have actual names too.

I agree. Engineers used to be much better at this, and it is to our discredit that has fallen by the wayside.
If someone tells you they used "The Lord Chancellor" to measure a part, aren't you inclined to trust them?
Or if the locomotive is named the Rocket, wouldn't you assume it goes fast?
Or if you call your airplane the Flyer, presumably it really does fly?

Really only boats have carried on the tradition of great individual names that (in my opinion) all technology should live up to...