The Gayest Robots

3.20.2012

By Out.com Editors

Why do robots always talk in such "gay" voices? Is the future gay? Is it meant to be a slur? Are all robots gay? Take your pick…

The Ilia Probe, aka "V-jay", Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

The names alone deserve a prize. OK, it’s actually “Vee-ger” and is a corruption of “Voyager,” but just listen to how they say it. And “Ilia Probe”? This baldy, asexually voiced robot is right up our alley.

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