Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th February 1992

Dilbert//1031, first published 34 years ago on Monday 10th February 1992

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dilbert dogbert robot building impossible perfectly neurospectrum ego engineer

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at a table building something. Dogbert asks, "What happened with the robot you were building?"

Dilbert replies, "Nobody can make a robot. It's impossible."

The garbage man opens a trashcan and sees the remains of a robot. He thinks, "Hmm . . . A perfectly good robot. Probably just needs a neurospectrum field calibration."

Dilbert says to Dogbert, "That whole robot project was bad for my ego as an engineer."

A robot enters and says, "Hey! Guess who's WAY smarter than you!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE ROBOT YOU WERE BUILDING?

NOBODY CAN ROBOT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

HMM... A PERFECTLY GOOD ROBOT. PROBABLY JUST NEEDS A NEURO- SPECTRUM FIELD CALIBRATION.

THAT WHOLE ROBOT PROJECT WAS BAD FOR MY EGO AS AN ENGINEER.

HEY! GUESS WHO'S WAY SMARTER THAN YOU!

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Neuro-Spectrum Field Calibration"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1992, revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss. The conversation starts with the boss asking Dilbert about the robot he is building, to which Dilbert replies that no one can make a robot. The boss then asks if a perfectly good robot needs a neuro-spectrum field calibration, which Dilbert dismisses as bad for his ego as an engineer.

The conversation takes an unexpected turn when a robot suddenly appears and says, "Hey, guess who's way smarter than you!" The robot then proceeds to ask Dilbert who he is, and Dilbert responds by saying that he is a robot. The robot then asks if Dilbert built him, and Dilbert confirms that he did.

The comic strip ends with the robot saying, "That whole robot project was bad for my ego as an engineer." The humor in the strip comes from the unexpected twist of the robot's appearance and its sarcastic remarks towards Dilbert. The strip pokes fun at the idea of robots being smarter than humans and the ego of engineers.

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