Mega Man is a man among robots, but is he spiffy enough to top a French robot built in 1810 that writes poetry for a spot in the Robot Hall of Fame?
Capcom isnāt completely sure and thatās why theyāre asking their blog readers to go support their iconic blue-clad hero by voting for him on the Robot Hall of Fameās official site. The French robot, Maillardetās Automaton is currently ahead of Mega Man by 8% ā but Iād say Dr. Wilyās foe has much stiffer competition from Futuramaās Bender and Invader Zimās Gir.
It may be that Mega Man still has a chance, even if the Automaton tops him in the voting pool; the Robot Hall of Fame has two categories to honor robots. One is for real-life robots like Hondaās ASIMO and the other honors robots from science fiction where robots āhave achieved worldwide fame as fictional characters and have helped form our opinions about the functions and values of real robots.ā
Hm. Maybe Bender and Girās chances arenāt so good, then. Also Will Wright is on the jury, so that may be Mega Manās ace in the hole.
Get Mega Man into Robot Hall of Fame [Capcom]
