Robotology is a fictional religion in the animated TV series Futurama. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Futurama is an animated United States cartoon series (March 28, 1999-2003) created by Matt Groening (who also created The Simpsons). ...

Practices

It is principly practiced by robots and is not considered a mainstream religion like Voodoo or Oprahism (in the Latin American version the Oprahism is replaced with the Waltermercadismo.) It has a strong evangelical Christian flavor, with fire and brimstone sermons, prayer before meals (conducted partially in spoken binary), and baptismal ceremonies to induct new adherents. New believers are baptized in high viscosity baptismal oil, and the symbol of Robotology is welded to their case. Voodoo (Vodou, Vodoun, Vudu, or Vudun in Benin, Togo, southeastern Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Senegal; also Vodou in Haiti) is a name attributed to a traditionally unwritten West African spiritual system of faith and ritual practices. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Walter Mercado in one of his trademark capes. ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a broad collection of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions which are found among conservative Protestant Christians. ... A Hexdump of a JPEG image. ...

Symbols

The symbol of Robotology is a vertical zigzag line with a circle on each end which is the 20th century electrical symbol for a resistor. It is more than a symbol, however: it is also a signalling device of some kind, able to summon the Robot Devil if necessary (although it is unclear whether it does this when it is removed, or when the wearer sins, or both). Resistor symbols (non-European) Resistor symbols (Europe, IEC) Axial-lead resistors on tape. ... Robotology is a fictional religion in the animated TV series Futurama. ...

Another symbol of Robotology is an altered Christian fish symbol with the word "ROBOT" inside it, and an antenna added to the fish. The ichthys or fish symbol represents Christianity Ichthys (Greek: ; also transliterated and latinized as ichthys, icthus, ichthus or ikhthus; ichthus, spelled: Iota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma), is the Ancient and Classical Greek word for fish. ...

The holy text of Robotology is an electronic text file, as of 3006 it is The Good Book 3.0. A possible author or contributor may be the prophet Jerematic.

Beliefs

Among the beliefs of Robotology are that robots should abstain from wicked and immoral behaviors such as smoking, pornography, stealing, abusing electricity, and drinking. Consuming alcohol is usually necessary to power a robot's fuel cells, but apparently mineral oil is an acceptable substitute, if less fun to imbibe. The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (Porn) (from Greek πόρνη (porne) prostitute and γραφή (grafe) writing), more informally referred to as porn or porno, is the explicit representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... A lion drinking Cygnus olor (mute swan) drinking Drinking is the act of consuming a liquid through the mouth. ... Mineral oil or liquid petrolatum is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline. ...

Robot Hell

Like in Christian theology, sinners are punished by condemnation to Robot Hell, while the virtuous or believing are rewarded with Robot Heaven. However, literal-minded robots, not content with the metaphysical conception of Hell, have constructed an actual Robot Hell in South Jersey, under a thousand-year-old abandoned amusement park. Only robots who have joined Robotology and then sinned can go to Robot Hell (according to the Robot Devil, as said to Bender: "You signed up for it when you joined our religion"). Robot Hell has at least thirteen levels (seen on the elevators indicator), and, as it is a physical place, is possible to escape. Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is an afterlife of suffering where the wicked or unrighteous dead are punished. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Robot Hell is ruled by the Robot Devil, who takes delight in thinking up ironic tortures for his victims, not least of which is the introductory up-beat singing and dancing that greets truly major sinners like Bender. He is assisted by many lesser robot demons, some of which can fly. The Robot Devil is bound by the Fairness In Hell Act of 2275, allowing anyone who can defeat him in a fiddle contest to go free, as well as win a golden fiddle (a reference to the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia.") Losers only get a smaller silver fiddle, and the Robot Devil may kill them at his discretion. The date of the act implies that Robotology may have existed for some 700 years by the time of the show, the year 3000 onward. This is contradictory to the episode Crimes of the Hot, though, where it is said Professor Hubert Farnsworth had constructed the first practical robot less than 90 years before. Robotology is a fictional religion in the animated TV series Futurama. ... Contrapasso is the process by which souls are punished in Dantes Inferno according to the nature of their sins in life. ... Bender Bending Rodríguez, more commonly known as Bender (assembled c. ... The term fiddle refers to a violin when used in folk music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Crimes of the Hot” is the eighth episode of the fourth production season of the television show Futurama. ...

It is unknown if Robotology has also constructed a similar Robot Heaven, or robot angels, although this is hinted at strongly on the DVD commentary.

Relationship to non-believers

Robotology, while primarily a robot religion, apparently has no problem performing marriage ceremonies for non-robots or non-believers, as Lionel Preacherbot, a Robotologist reverend of New New York City, has conducted several wedding ceremonies for various couples during the course of the show: The Reverend is an honorary prefix added to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. ...

• "Cyclops" Turanga Leela and Alkazar ("A Bicyclops Built For Two")
• Humans Philip J. Fry and Leela ("Time Keeps on Slippin'")
• Robots Calculon and Coilette (Bender) ("Bend Her")
• Human Leela to the Robot Devil ("The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings")

Turanga Leela (referred to as simply Leela) is the primary female character in the animated television series Futurama. ... A Bicyclops Built for Two is episode nine in season two of Futurama. ... Philip J. Fry is the protagonist of the animated television series Futurama. ... Time Keeps on Slippin is the 14th episode in season 3 of Futurama. ... Calculon is a recurring character on the animated television series Futurama. ... Bend Her is the thirteenth episode of the fourth production season of Futurama. ... Futuramas recurring robot characters: Spoiler warning: // Boxy Boxy is a crude, Dalek-like robot similar to the Gonk droid from Star Wars, that is capable of communicating only by beeping. ... “The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings” is the 18th and final episode in season four of the TV series Futurama. ...

Robot Judaism

Robotology is not to be confused with Robot Judaism, as seen in the "Future Stock" episode (2002-03-31). Robot Jews believe that Robot Jesus was built, and that he was a very well-programmed robot, but not their messiah. In a parody of kosher's prescriptions against shellfish, Zoidberg was not allowed into a "Bot Mitzvah". As well, at that Bot Mitzvah, a sign hung in the back says, in Hebrew, "Today I am a robot", a spoof of the traditional Bar Mitzvah quote, "Today I am a man". Robot Judaism also may not have a festival that correlates to Hannukah, as Bender admits that the holiday "Robonukah" was farcical in "Fear of a Bot Planet". This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Future Stock is the 21st episode in the third season of Futurama. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ Standard Hebrew Arabic: Al-Masih, المسيح), Tiberian Hebrew , Aramaic ) initially meant any person who was anointed by a prophet of God. ... Doctor John Zoidberg is a lobster-like alien, Decapodian, in the television series Futurama. ... Chanukah (חנכה ḥănukkāh, or חנוכה ḥănūkkāh) is a Jewish holiday, also known as the Festival of lights. ... Fear of a Bot Planet is the 5th episode in season 1 of Futurama. ...