Close to Home by John McPherson for February 20, 2025

“Oh! Well I think I have time to prepare some Kibbles ’n Bytes.”

“Oil can!”

He has accessories that make me happy.

It’s not true. Machines hate us. If they ever develop opposable thumbs, we’ve had it.

I suppose it’s another descendent of Elon Musk based on the name choice.

Starnet’s model T-001.

She loves to turn him on.

I thought you weren’t supposed to play with your toys at the dinner table..

Oh well… at least he doesn’t have an earring!

And afterwards he doesn’t fall asleep.

Hi, Bleeb. Nice to see that you are well positioned.

The parents like this great guy, but are saddened by the likelihood of no grandchildren.

The parents don’t believe he is good enough for their daughter because he came from tin can alley.

Like most women, she believes he has a screw loose, but if they get married, she can fix him. (And most women are correct about the first part)

She didn’t tell them he was androidynous.

I want an XK-E.

No grandbabies! Grand-droids?

The Bionic Woman and the 6 million Dollar Man.

2040?! How about today!

Funny

THEY CALL ME MR. TIN.

They met when she was on a tour of Boston Dynamics.

He only has eye for you!

No mouth. I guess they can get rid of one of the table settings.

Starring Sidney Botier as the robot.

Lars and the Real Girl.

OH please! There are more humanoid robots even now, and people who claim to have relationships with them! No, don’t look it up, you might regret what you find.

OOH – one of Elon’s kids!

How will they handle it when he gets intermittent and she meets the bigger 1250?

let’s eat!

they’re very disappointed… were hoping she’d date at the very least the 2000 model….

I just feel out of this world when I’m with him. :)

Bleeb, pull out the chair for Mom. She’s gonna faint. :)

He’ll have a glass of motor oil. He only drinks STP.

Bleeb introduced them.

I like the clothes hanger wire for his antenna… nice touch!

He may need tin foil on the hanger antennae to boost the signal.

It was bound to happen….he’s a first cousin to AI

One of the Musk children? With a name that starts with X…..

Crossover needed with the recent run on the “Curses” strip?

Is he fully functional like Data was?……

More like what’s coming to dinner.

“What can I say? I knows what I like. He rotates and oscillates within a 50-1,200 Hz range.”

He must not be very comfortable. All of his movements are rather stiff, and robotic.

Ha!! They already got androids like that now…and I don’t mean the phone

And his parents are coming over!

I always like looking for the little yellow bug. Sometimes he leaves it out just to mess with me.

Isn’t that one of Musk’s kids?