suggest a DARPA robot project name for SoR, win $50

[Admin]

The SoR team is having a bit of trouble deciding on a good name for our robot.

Anyone want to suggest a name? The winner, chosen by the team, will get a $50 check if DARPA accepts our proposal. Post your idea below (more than one is ok).


about the robot:
It's a mainly a quadruped, but with biped-like capabilities. It's about the size of a person, with similar capabilities, semi-autonomous, and will be used to go inside places too dangerous for a human.

The name shouldn't be too long. Catchy is even better.


current title ideas we have:
SoR Multi-functional Quadruped
Hybrid Biped/Quadruped Robot for Disaster Response Scenarios
Hybrid Biped/Quadruped Robot for Emergency Scenarios
[some-name] : Multifunctional Quadruped Robot for Disaster Response
Multifunctional Quadruped Robot for Emergency Response
Multifunctional Hybrid Biped/Quadruped Robot for Disaster Response Scenarios
Multifunctional Hybrid Biped/Quadruped Robot for Emergency Response

[tomcharley]

Dear Admin,

  How about the "Definitely NOT A Murderous Killing Machine, Why Do You Ask?" -by SoR   

  Failing that, I do like the sound of "Multifunctional Biped/Quadruped for Emergency Response" as a full name.  Maybe an acronym could be created to make a long, specific name into one that is manageable in conversation (although making an acronym with a 'q' in it is going to be tough).

  Perhaps something like "MQ-BREDR"  (pronounced M. Q. bread-er) which would stand for "Multifunctional Quadruped-Biped Robot for Emergency Disaster Response".  Just starting a brainstorm here.  Maybe I'll be back with more ideas later.

~Tom

[whYME]

MERQ : Multifunctional Emergency Response Quadruped

 (or maybe RespondER instead of ResponsE)

[corrado33]

I vote Q-BARE.

Pronounced Q-Bear

Because it's a quadruped that can stand on two legs and it's built like a tank so it can handle dangerous situations?  (Ok I made that last part up)

It could stand for...

Quadruped-Biped for Autonomous Response to Emergencies

Which is, you know, very similar to the other two. 

[whYME]

how about Q-BERT

Quadruped-Biped Emergency Responder for disasTers.

(I know, I gotta come up with something better for the "T")

[Flumer]

SAERS

Semi-Autonomous Emergency Response Scout

[artmis]

   SamoR 

Semi-Autonomous Multifunctional Operational Robot
the first and the two last words refers to SoR, too. :-"

[Admin]

Tomorrow is the final day to decide . . . any more last minute ideas?

[Lester]

can go around bragging it up and if it fails you already have a built-in excuse, it was over-hy-ped.

hy-ped = hydred biped

[Admin]

whYME is the winner

We'll know in about ~4 months if DARPA accepts our proposal.

MERQ : Multifunctional Emergency Response Quadruped

[artmis]

MERQ?
It's very similar to the verb, merk, which means to beat someone, kill someone, insulting someone, or injuring someone.

[Gertlex]

MERQ?
It's very similar to the verb, merk, which means to beat someone, kill someone, insulting someone, or injuring someone.

In what language? o_O

[artmis]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merq

[Gertlex]

Well that typo is your fault, and had me looking for merk Thx, hehe.

[whYME]

whYME is the winner

We'll know in about ~4 months if DARPA accepts our proposal.

MERQ : Multifunctional Emergency Response Quadruped

I'm glad you like it!

MERQ?
It's very similar to the verb, merk, which means to beat someone, kill someone, insulting someone, or injuring someone.

Oh well, I guess I need to catch up on my slang...

[Admin]

I had looked it up since the beginning to make sure merq didn't mean merk

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merk
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merq