Androids or Cyborgs?

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Androids or Cyborgs?
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Rockman	Jan 7 2009, 09:36 PM Post #1
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	Look up the definition of Androids and Cyborgs. Take into consideration 16,17,18,19,20. Why are we calling them Androids? Edited by Rockman, Jan 7 2009, 09:38 PM.
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~~.Punxx~~	Jan 7 2009, 09:46 PM Post #2
Worst Member of the Year Posts: 1,580 Group: Suspended Member #2,429 Joined: July 11, 2007	Here is the main difference I foundboth from wiki Quote: Fictional cyborgs are portrayed as a synthesis of organic and synthetic parts, and frequently pose the question of difference between human and machine as one concerned with morality, free will, and empathy Quote: An android is a robot designed to look and act human Basically I could compare an Android to the little (robot) boy from Artificial Intelligence and a cyborg to The Terminator. I've always compared the Androids of DBZ to Arnold's character very closely anyhow. I never knew there was a difference between the term cyborg and android until now though. Edited by .Punxx*, Jan 7 2009, 09:46 PM.



Rockman	Jan 7 2009, 09:49 PM Post #3
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	.Punxx Jan 7 2009, 09:46 PM Here is the main difference I found*both from wiki Quote: Fictional cyborgs are portrayed as a synthesis of organic and synthetic parts, and frequently pose the question of difference between human and machine as one concerned with morality, free will, and empathy Quote: An android is a robot designed to look and act human Basically I could compare an Android to the little (robot) boy from Artificial Intelligence and a cyborg to The Terminator. I've always compared the Androids of DBZ to Arnold's character very closely anyhow. I never knew there was a difference between the term cyborg and android until now though. You're kind of missing the point of the topic.
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~~.Punxx~~	Jan 7 2009, 09:51 PM Post #4
Worst Member of the Year Posts: 1,580 Group: Suspended Member #2,429 Joined: July 11, 2007	Oh... didn't Android 18 get wished to become human? I forget though.



Rockman	Jan 7 2009, 09:52 PM Post #5
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	.Punxx Jan 7 2009, 09:51 PM Oh... didn't Android 18 get wished to become human? I forget though. 19. The second wish of Dende's Dragonballs (the New Earth Dragonballs can grant two wishes instead of one), was made by Krillin to have the detonation devices to be removed from Android #17 and #18.
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* Mitas	Jan 7 2009, 11:01 PM Post #6
It truly was a Shawshank redemption Posts: 12,129 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,993 Joined: December 16, 2007 Gender Male Favourite Anime DBZ What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga DBZ, Full Metal Alchemist	Androids 16 and 19 are androids based on the definitions I saw. Robots designed to resemble humans and retain some of their characteristics. 20 is a Cyborg as he is a human with mechanical enhancements. As for 17 and 18 I don't think it is ever truly stated as to how they were created. However, if it is true that they were humans that were mechanically enhanced, then they are also Cyborgs. I guess Gero didn't want to have two different sets, so just called them Androids :P
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Temphis	Jan 8 2009, 02:42 AM Post #7
Rampaging Explosion of Euphoric Glory! Posts: 1,223 Group: Member Member #3,903 Joined: January 6, 2009 Gender Male Favourite Anime Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C., Katananagari, Mushishi, Full Metal: Brotherhood, CowboyBeebop, Monster What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Gantz, Berserk, One Punch Man, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Attack on Titan, Re: Monster, (no more room)	I like to think of androids as human-like robots or cyborgs, since androids generally look human on the surface, and could have been assembled with the mind of a human who once lived. cyborgs are generally only partially mechanical, like mecha frezza, and typically are depicted in sci fi as looking mechanical on the outside.



+ Green	Jan 8 2009, 03:39 AM Post #8
Flashy Thing! Posts: 5,436 Group: Legend Member #1,181 Joined: February 25, 2006 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Fire fox Favourite Manga Gantz	I think since they were called androids that they must actually be androids but i don't see how they made it possible for 18 to have a kid.
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Jinzoningen Gx-Mecha 8	Jan 8 2009, 05:01 AM Post #9
Posts: 8 Group: New Member Member #3,843 Joined: December 6, 2008 Favourite Anime Dragon Ball Z, Dr. Slump, Lucky Star What Browser do you use? M.Firefox or I.Explorer Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump	Well all androids without a human base or any kind of biologigal parts involved are Androids and 17, 18 and Gero are Cyborgs but they are all called Jinzoningen which means Artifical Human but to make it more aesy the are just called the Androids even though technically speaking three of the androids are cyborgs.



Temphis	Jan 9 2009, 04:49 AM Post #10
Rampaging Explosion of Euphoric Glory! Posts: 1,223 Group: Member Member #3,903 Joined: January 6, 2009 Gender Male Favourite Anime Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C., Katananagari, Mushishi, Full Metal: Brotherhood, CowboyBeebop, Monster What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Gantz, Berserk, One Punch Man, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Attack on Titan, Re: Monster, (no more room)	thats a good point, uh...can I just call ya Jinzo?



Meowth	Jan 9 2009, 01:50 PM Post #11
=._.= Posts: 130,670 Group: Princess Member #23 Joined: November 22, 2004 Gender Female Country United Kingdom Favourite Anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya What Browser do you use? FireFox Favourite Manga Fruits Basket	I always thought 18 wished to become human and that is why she could have kids. Although it raises a question as to why where they allowed to feel pain if they where androids because pain is a weakness.



Strawberry	Jan 9 2009, 03:20 PM Post #12
Chiaroscuro ♥ Posts: 17,000 Group: Rock Princess Member #1,750 Joined: September 24, 2006	Once and for all, Krillin did wish for Android 18 to become a human, but Shenron said that wish was beyond his powers, so Krillin quickly thought of a new wish to make and that wish was to remove the internal bombs from Androids 18 and 17. Android 18 did not become a human. Now about the android/cyborg discussion, I happen to have an answer for that. Bad translation. In almost all countries Android 18 is known as C-18, which is a short name for Cyborg 18. They are indeed cyborgs, not androids.
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Meowth	Jan 9 2009, 03:28 PM Post #13
=._.= Posts: 130,670 Group: Princess Member #23 Joined: November 22, 2004 Gender Female Country United Kingdom Favourite Anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya What Browser do you use? FireFox Favourite Manga Fruits Basket	Might not be bad translation, more someone thought "Android 18" sounded better in English than "Cyborg 18" or "C-18"



Strawberry	Jan 9 2009, 03:31 PM Post #14
Chiaroscuro ♥ Posts: 17,000 Group: Rock Princess Member #1,750 Joined: September 24, 2006	Well, either way, they changed her real name and nature to a different one with a slighty different meaning.
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