Posted on 11/13/2014 6:05:55 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Could TARS From ‘Interstellar’ Actually Exist? We Asked Science
A robotics expert breaks down TARS.
by Shaunna Murphy 15 hours ago
Apologies to Matthew McConaughey, but the real, breakout star of “Interstellar” was clearly TARS the sarcastic space robot (voiced by Bill Irwin). A former marine companion bot with angular limbs and acerbic wit, director Christopher Nolan somehow made TARS (and his sister robot, CASE) one of the most fully-formed, anthropomorphized robots in film history — without even giving him a face.
“I wanted a more realistic approach to what a robot would be,” Nolan told the Associated Press. “I didn’t even call them robots in the script. I referred to them as ‘articulated machines’ because I wanted my crew and everybody to stop thinking of your standard idea of a robot. I wanted to have a machine in the film that was like a piece of gear — very tough, very resilient — that had been designed for whatever purpose best suited it.”
This “purpose” included general companionship, maintaining the Endurance spacecraft while astronauts were sleeping, and at one point carrying Anne Hathaway through a tidal wave. No doubt about it, TARS was incredibly useful — but was he realistic? In short, unfortunately, the answer is a resounding “no.” Here’s why:
(Excerpt) Read more at mtv.com ...
The article reads like the statement should be ‘the answer is a resounding ‘not right now’’. Not ‘no’.
In this day and age, a decade is an eternity, especially for journo’s.
“We ask science”...
ok, now when you ask an abstract concept something, what does it “say”?
Science is apparently a spirit. a very ancient way of thinking.
We have Bender. Why would we want any other?
“Science is apparently a spirit. a very ancient way of thinking.”
Indeed. Modern science has reached back into time to become mystical and prone to hysteria, quickly reaching consensus on assumptions and then proclaiming the assumption as fact. One just needs to ask this ancient entity and the truth will be proclaimed.
But we’re not “anti-science” (wink, wink).
...was he realistic? In short, unfortunately, the answer is a resounding “no.” Here’s why..."...because I write for MTV and we know everything." :') Science fiction is not a documentary. Neither is MTV.
I thought the robots were the only interesting part of the movie. Maybe I just didn’t ‘get it’ but at a certain part it got ridiculous to me.
You are not alone.
The music was extremely distracting and overwrought. Zimmer was obviously trying to do a throwback to the “2001, A Space Odyssey” score, but it failed. The composer of the “Gladiator” score, which was magnificent, gets a D for this one.
Matt Damon was abysmal.
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