
interstellar - Why are TARS and CASE named as such? - Science Fiction ...
The Interstellar wiki explains TARS is a former marine robot with angular limbs and a sarcastic attitude. and that CASE is one of three former marine surplus robots, alongside TARS and KIPP, CASE first …
What is the significance of the robot names in Interstellar?
Jul 25, 2017 · 17 In Interstellar, robots are quite unconventional looking (which I have discussed already here), but they all have quite catchy names like TARS, KIPP, CASE and PLEX (in game). So what is …
Why were the robots so unconventional? - Movies & TV Stack Exchange
15 In Interstellar (2014), why do the robots look so different from conventional robots in other movies, books or even daily life? Here is a picture of TARS, a robot from Interstellar: They look more like a …
Why did Mann's base explode? - Movies & TV Stack Exchange
Nov 13, 2014 · After the scuffle between Mann (Damon) and Cooper (McConaughey) in Interstellar, our protagonist gets a hold of a radio and alerts his shipmates to Mann's duplicity. Then his ship …
robots - What is the inspiration or precedent for the mechanical design ...
Nov 11, 2014 · TARS is a highly-adaptable robot that can operate in many configurations depending on the need at hand. What's the precedent or inspiration?
Book about an effort to destroy an interstellar robot that inspires ...
Mar 26, 2022 · The premise was that religion and religious thought was the result of an interstellar robot that passed by Earth every 1000 years or so. The characters in the book were humans who were on …
interstellar - How are TARS and CASE powered? - Science Fiction ...
Mar 14, 2018 · What kind of power supply do TARS and CASE and other such automatons use? How do they recharge? Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator? Solar power? Eating small rodents? It …
In Interstellar, did TARS or CASE ever lie?
Nov 13, 2014 · Did the robots, which have less than 100% honesty settings, ever lie in such a way that the audience and/or characters may have been tricked? This plot point seemed important when …
plot explanation - Was the "Dr Mann" they meet on the planet a ...
Jan 9, 2015 · The first thing that tipped me off was the scene in Interstellar where Cooper and Mann were wrestling and Cooper said there’s a 50-50 chance that your visor will break first, and Mann …
story identification - Book about remote-controlling interstellar ...
Aug 5, 2025 · The setup they used was some kind of quantum entanglement thing I think; anyway the person who was controlling the robot could control it in real-time at interstellar distances, and got real …