How does robocop work?

[john titor]

What did they preserve of him? My guess is that they kept everything except the limbs and encased him in the robot body with the artificial limbs hooked up. If they preserved the vital organs this would mean they would be kept in good shape he would have to exercise his joints thereby keeping him healthy.

As for his brain I heard they only used the cortex but then they would have to replace the other areas of his brain with artificial substitutes which wouldn't be easy. What I think they actually did was connect his brain to computer units which fed in programs/the directives to determine his functions.

Another question would be how well protected is his brain? When he removes his helmet you can see steel wires emerging from his head. My guess is that they fused his cranium or encased most of it in a hard outer hull. This would mean that the wires would be immovable and wouldn't present much a risk in terms of infection.

All this is based on Robocop 1. Robocop 2 doesn't count as it wasn't directed by Paul Verhoven.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

I think they just kept his brain and transplanted his face.

 

[john titor]

Well they would have to keep the frontal part of his skull and face, you can see the gun shot wound on the upper part of his head. They would also need to have kept his vocal chords since he retains the same voice. If they had technology sophisticated enough to allow an interfacing between neurons and computer processors then I guess they could make life long artificial organ replacements. Then again wouldn't it be simpler to keep the original organs? Also given that Robocop ate paste like food how did he get rid of the waste products?

 

[Alpha_Geek]

I would presume at least some of the internal organs were kept. The reason for this is in the holding area at police HQ, there is a machine that's sort of like a frozen slush drink machine. There's a brief comment about "we feed him this", followed by something along the lines of "tastes like baby food".

 

[John Picard]

If you see Robocop 2, after Cain's gang gets done with him, you'll see that where he pivots at the waist (or gut) is as far down as his organics go. So, it reasons to stand that everything from the pelvis down along with his arms has been removed. His onboard computer system interfaces with his brain, his ears were replaced, and his eyes are enhanced with integrated systems. Also explained in the original, his digestive system was simplified.

 

[nx1701g]

This was explained a bit more in the expanded script for RoboCop 2, but here are some of the specifics.

- The body is a total body prosthesis. The only things kept in the development of Murphy/Robocop were the brain and the face. As for if the face was transplanted or was a replica there aren't details confirming either. RoboCop 3 implies that Murphy's face was transplanted. In the script for RoboCop 2 Cain was to peel the face off of Murphy's head assembly revealing a terminator skull beneath.

- The armor is titanium with a kevlar weave over it. It can withstand severe punishment as in thousands of impacts, explosions, and even a 100 story fall.

 

[Meredith]

I think his face is silicone covering meant to "honor him" or something like that.

He is about at the same level as the Major from Ghost in the Shell, but his body is bulkier and more bullet proof.

 

[Samurai8472]

Murphy signed a contract stating that when he died OCP could do whatever they wanted to his body.

So being the soul less company they are, they took what they needed and discarded the rest.

The face is to prevent a psychotic breakdown when Robocop sees himself for the first time.

 

[Meredith]

The face is to prevent a psychotic breakdown when Robocop sees himself for the first time.

It also makes him less scary when dealing with law abiding citizens.

It was a total PR move by OCP.

 

[John Picard]

This was explained a bit more in the expanded script for RoboCop 2, but here are some of the specifics.

- The body is a total body prosthesis. The only things kept in the development of Murphy/Robocop were the brain and the face. As for if the face was transplanted or was a replica there aren't details confirming either. RoboCop 3 implies that Murphy's face was transplanted. In the script for RoboCop 2 Cain was to peel the face off of Murphy's head assembly revealing a terminator skull beneath.

Mmmm, I think it could more or less be inferred about the face transplant. After all, he has that "rudimentary paste" to sustain his organics, so there's more of him there. Also, he has a mouth, nose, etc along with that scar from the bullet Clarence Boddicker put in his head.

 

[Meredith]

This was explained a bit more in the expanded script for RoboCop 2, but here are some of the specifics.

- The body is a total body prosthesis. The only things kept in the development of Murphy/Robocop were the brain and the face. As for if the face was transplanted or was a replica there aren't details confirming either. RoboCop 3 implies that Murphy's face was transplanted. In the script for RoboCop 2 Cain was to peel the face off of Murphy's head assembly revealing a terminator skull beneath.

Mmmm, I think it could more or less be inferred about the face transplant. After all, he has that "rudimentary paste" to sustain his organics, so there's more of him there. Also, he has a mouth, nose, etc along with that scar from the bullet Clarence Boddicker put in his head.

They could have taken a mold of his face and used the mold to make a silicone analogue. The scar would still have been there.

 

[john titor]

how does robocop take a dump?

 

[Alpha_Geek]

Robocop does not take a dump, he leaves a Jack Bauer.

 

[Meredith]

how does robocop take a dump?

Memory Dump or Waste Dump?


I would imagine the waste dump would be done via mechanical extrusion like the machine that makes his.... food....

 

[John Picard]

This was explained a bit more in the expanded script for RoboCop 2, but here are some of the specifics.

- The body is a total body prosthesis. The only things kept in the development of Murphy/Robocop were the brain and the face. As for if the face was transplanted or was a replica there aren't details confirming either. RoboCop 3 implies that Murphy's face was transplanted. In the script for RoboCop 2 Cain was to peel the face off of Murphy's head assembly revealing a terminator skull beneath.

Mmmm, I think it could more or less be inferred about the face transplant. After all, he has that "rudimentary paste" to sustain his organics, so there's more of him there. Also, he has a mouth, nose, etc along with that scar from the bullet Clarence Boddicker put in his head.

They could have taken a mold of his face and used the mold to make a silicone analogue. The scar would still have been there.

But eyes and everything else? Nope. It also doesn't make sense because Bob Morton told the doctors, "Now lose the arm." Unless there's a body connected to an arm, why would a human arm be connected to something mechanical?

 

[john titor]

I genuinely think his torso is integrated with circuitry/chemical regulators. It would make the most sense, given that when Boddicker pierces him he yells in pain. I doubt they would incorporate pain receptors into a prosthetic body, well maybe they did, but I think when he attacked Murphy he basically was attacking what was left of him beneath the metal exterior. Also the lose the arm bit would infer that they simply removed the limbs and encased the rest of him in a cybernetic body. Murphy has the exact same voice, combined with an amplifier, it would just make sense just to combine him with mechanical elements.

Now for the controversial bit, I don't think Robocop 2 counts, because it was a different director. The first film basically says all that needs to be said about Murphys quest to rediscover his humanity. The film ended with the last scene when he says his name. Its circular and complete because of that. In the same way I don't regard Robocop 3, the series or any other spin off as being Robocop. They're comparable to shoddy merchandise made in the image of whatever they're meant to imitate.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It also doesn't make sense because Bob Morton told the doctors, "Now lose the arm." Unless there's a body connected to an arm, why would a human arm be connected to something mechanical?

Morton made it clear in that scene: the entire body was mechanical. That was what they agreed on. Only the face is remaining from Alex Murphy. Presumably Robo eats the organic food to prevent that face from decaying and falling off.

 

[John Picard]

I genuinely think his torso is integrated with circuitry/chemical regulators. It would make the most sense, given that when Boddicker pierces him he yells in pain. I doubt they would incorporate pain receptors into a prosthetic body, well maybe they did, but I think when he attacked Murphy he basically was attacking what was left of him beneath the metal exterior. Also the lose the arm bit would infer that they simply removed the limbs and encased the rest of him in a cybernetic body. Murphy has the exact same voice, combined with an amplifier, it would just make sense just to combine him with mechanical elements.

Now for the controversial bit, I don't think Robocop 2 counts, because it was a different director. The first film basically says all that needs to be said about Murphys quest to rediscover his humanity. The film ended with the last scene when he says his name. Its circular and complete because of that. In the same way I don't regard Robocop 3, the series or any other spin off as being Robocop. They're comparable to shoddy merchandise made in the image of whatever they're meant to imitate.

I agree with that 100% and it makes the most sense. I also did not like 2 or 3.

 

[Samurai8472]

If you count Robocop 3 he needed an organ transplant(I think it was the heart)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKhcXfK7sc

Go to 3:44

 

[John Picard]

If you count Robocop 3 he needed an organ transplant(I think it was the heart)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKhcXfK7sc

Go to 3:44

Add to that in Robocop 2, when he was dismantled, the Doctor stated that his pain receptors were off the chart.