Personaly, I'd like to know, do the matoran know that they are robots. I mean, in the comics, they never say a word about what kind of life they are. Well I guess they don't really need to talk about that because they're normaly very buisy with things in their villages. But I mean don't they ever wonder what beings they are?

I don't think the Matoran are robots. They eat, sleep, breathe, have emotions... robots are just programmed to perform some task, not act like living things. But they do know that their bodies are mechanical, if that's what you mean.

Yes, and I have a interesting fact for yall. Did you know that if you remove a matorans mask from their face for a LONG time (not a minute or a second), their body shuts down. Thats why they dont take off their masks.

Moving to Storyline and Theories.

I believe they're biomechanical, or technorganic, if you prefer the Beast Wars term. And as all sentient beings have an inquisitive mind, I'm sure they are aware of their own anatomy. The problem is we haven't a clue about that.

i think there robots to i mean listen every time they move it goes zzzzztt zzzzzzztttttttt zzzzzzzzzttttttt

I agree with Shizo, they are Biomechanical. They move, breath, sleep, and all the other things, but they can't be purely organtic, because GregF said that they "built themselves up" with protodermis, and I'm sure any organtic being you know cant do that.

~PX~

I believe the Matoran Turaga and Toa are mechanical creatures but with the exception of their masks. I believe the mask is what breathes life into them so to speak (Yet another reason why the Toa are like the Bohrok). Though if they take it off for a moment they aren't in any danger. And they probably do wonder what kind of beings they are though as was said by Vakama " We know extremely little about our distant past"

QUOTE (Dark Wairuha @ Jun 12 2003, 11:41 PM)

I don't think the Matoran are robots. They eat, sleep, breathe, have emotions... robots are just programmed to perform some task, not act like living things. But they do know that their bodies are mechanical, if that's what you mean.

I think that hits the spot, really. Robots are single-minded creatures, lifeless with simple tasks that they do. However, Androids are another matter, or Reploids, if you've ever played Megaman. But really, they are Biomechanical, part machine and part organic.

-CM

QUOTE (MudRunner @ Jun 13 2003, 08:21 AM)

i think there robots to i mean listen every time they move it goes zzzzztt zzzzzzztttttttt zzzzzzzzzttttttt

That does not in itself make them robots; robots follow a pre-programmed behavior pattern, there intelligence is at best limited.

QUOTE (SilverAkaku @ Jun 13 2003, 10:28 AM)

robots follow a pre-programmed behavior pattern, there intelligence is at best limited.

That is, at our current technological advancement. Anyway, the sound means they are at least half mechanical.

~PX~

i believe that greg f said that the matoran are alittle organic and eat food and can die in battle or drowned in the sea,so i dont believe that they are all robot

QUOTE (Polo X @ Jun 13 2003, 09:05 AM)

"built themselves up" with protodermis, and I'm sure any organtic being you know cant do that. ~PX~

Unless it's Galidor...

This is a very confusing subject. On one hand, they sound like robots, they look like robots, and are made from Protodermis. On the other hand, they eat, sleep, breathe, talk and think! I agree with Schizo Kaita, they are "technoriganic".

-KotT-

I don't think the inhabitants of Mata Nui are robots. They breathe, drink, and eat. Robots don't breathe, drink, or eat.

QUOTE (Dark Wairuha @ Jun 12 2003, 06:41 PM)

I don't think the Matoran are robots. They eat, sleep, breathe, have emotions... robots are just programmed to perform some task, not act like living things. But they do know that their bodies are mechanical, if that's what you mean.

Well yeah, they are liek human beings.

The matoran know that they are robot. They just have A.I. and thats their way of life. robotic life on mata-nui

Well, I don't think that the Matoran are machines. They eat, they sleep, they drink, they breathe...what's mechanical about that?

-Master of the Rahkshi

Ok, this is what I believe. Their bodies are made out of machinery and protodermis, but they have souls. Whoever said that robots don't eat, sleep, drink, breathe and all that stuff? You have to remember they're in a different universe. The BIONICLE universe. So they do all of the normal stuff, they're just robotic.

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Technorganic, if you prefer the Beast Wars term.

Oh man, I love Beast Wars.
On topic: If the Matoran are anything like humans, they start out knowing the truth. Then, when someone decides they don't like the truth, they try to make their own truth and go off on their own little way that, like Hitler said, is believed because they lie to themselves enough that they think it's true.

Do we think and talk about our organicness other than in science class? Nooo..... What makes you think they gotta talk about their biomechanicalness? They'd probably know about themselves as we know about ourselves, right?

Master of the Rahkshi, I don't thing the body shuts down when the mask is off. IN MNOLG1, when a mask is removed when you're fighting a Rahi, they run away. I think the Matoran Masks are like an anti virus program. When the mask is removed, the matoran become prone to virusses. In this case, Infected Kanohi.

Matoran aren't robots! Theyre Bionicle! Anyway, no one can really prove either side, unless GregF comments.

~PX~

Yeah I think they know are mechanical. But don't think they are robots. Because they aren't. They seemed somewhat surprised that the Bohrok were robots. Meaning they didn't comsider anyone else robotic.

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They are alive, in a riboctic sort of way. I'll think on this.

I very highly doubt it but someone could ask GregF...



Lakua

Let me ask you all this. Do robots need to sleep, eat, or breathe in order for them to exsist? I dont know why they looks so robotic and they act so human. ( I still think It has something to do with thoose masks)

QUOTE (Lewa Freak @ Jun 14 2003, 08:38 AM)

Master of the Rahkshi, I don't thing the body shuts down when the mask is off. IN MNOLG1, when a mask is removed when you're fighting a Rahi, they run away. I think the Matoran Masks are like an anti virus program. When the mask is removed, the matoran become prone to virusses. In this case, Infected Kanohi.

Yes, GregF said that. Theres proof. And it not like if you take it off then put it back on real quick...its only if you take it off for a LLLOOONNNGGG time.

Since everything on the island seems to be biomechanical, they wouldn't know the difference between them and any other things.
Think about this: Some people say stuff like "If TV never existed, I couldn't go on living" If you never ever had watched TV in your life, because it didn't exist, how would you know what it was or what you were missing? You wouldn't, and would probably find entertainment some other way.
Think about it, those two are greatly related.

i think that they are robots they probaly have Emotion driven cpus, like on whats tha show called...Cubix.

the toa could be robtic but than again lego had to make some kind of noise for their movement and change their minds to make them "real". but at this piont in time i don't really care because they are still cool.

I think Lego did the classic "Let's just make our own rules and everyone just bite our buts!"

QUOTE (Polo X @ Jun 13 2003, 09:05 AM)

I agree with Shizo, they are Biomechanical. They move, breath, sleep, and all the other things, but they can't be purely organtic, because GregF said that they "built themselves up" with protodermis, and I'm sure any organtic being you know cant do that. ~PX~

yup, biomech chron.they exist as robots...but are much more.just...that proto detail is a little new.

Part biological,part mechanical.I saw a interesting on discovery some weeks ago,it was about that biomechanical life really could happen if the planet was made of other things than earth is.I thought about Bionicle when I saw that...

Aside from the 'robotic' side of things, to the rest of your question,
Probably, but assured by the Toa and the ledgend of MAta-Nui they're content to go about their business
And if I may be so bold:
Sort of like religious people, they wonder, and are reassured by the truth/tale/ledgend of their god(s)

They are not robots, they just look like them from our prospective. If you remember when the Boxors were made, they said that unlike them, the Bohrok are mechanical beings, so the Matoran themselves are NOT mechanical.

If you notice that in Bionicle it has Bio in it meaning organic and nicle probaly means mech or somethiing. Their sort of like andriods. thats what I think.

They're biomechanical. An you say that 'they don't talk about themselves'. But really, do we always say 'we're organisms!' No. That would be a bit dumb.

QUOTE (Master of all the Rahkshi @ Jun 12 2003, 07:55 PM)

Yes, and I have a interesting fact for yall. Did you know that if you remove a matorans mask from their face for a LONG time (not a minute or a second), their body shuts down. Thats why they dont take off their masks.

You know, there is an update on Bionicle.com in which a matoran takes off his mask. Theyre in the jungle. Anyway, thier not robots, they are biomechanical beings. And do we every talk about what kind of life we are? only when dealing with some other kind of life, like the Matoran or Toa do when talking abut the Bohrok.

I think there may be a clue in the very word, Bionicle. Lego came up with the name by abbreviating two words: Biological, and Chronicle. As far as the noises they make, the human body makes noises too. Breathing, stomach growling, joints popping (on the older models). Perhaps the zzzzt, zzzzt is the equivalent.

Think about them this way. They are "spirits" in biomechanical bodies, just as we are "spirits" in completely organic bodies. After all, they did "build themselves", so they had to be something (a spirit/soul) before they built themselves, didnt they? Sry for getting all philosophical on you guys .

No it's okay, I like philosophy. But you made me think, Kirahk, thier bodies seem to be pretty robot-like, which account for the sound, but thier souls and brian and all that matters are biological.

Why would they call themselves "robots?" Robots aren't really living things.

The Matoran, Turaga, and Toa are all living things on Mata-Nui. Therefore that is how they percieve themselves. I'm sure if you were to tell them "you are a robot" they'd be like "what's a robot?"

Plus, aren't they "Bio-Organic" or whatever the word is? They aren't all machine, but they also aren't all human.

Matoran are biomecanical, thats why every time they move it makes a squeeking sound. But think of it this way: the matoran are bodiless brains that impanted themselvess into the bodies they have, that would also explain why matoran cantake themselves apart and not die

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You know, there is an update on bionicle.com where a matoran takes of his mask.

By the way, messenger of the great beings in the update Tamaru takes of his mask for a few seconds, not a long time.

Lew toa of le-koro

QUOTE (Dark Wairuha @ Jun 12 2003, 11:41 PM)

I don't think the Matoran are robots. They eat, sleep, breathe, have emotions... robots are just programmed to perform some task, not act like living things. But they do know that their bodies are mechanical, if that's what you mean.

Actually, they may be robots of a different kind. They may have nothing to do with robts made by humans. Our ideas of robots may be different.
What I'm saying is they are a different kind of robot then what we think of. Their parts aren't actually techno-organic (thank you, Optimus Primal), but then again they are robots beyond our basic stereotype. Simply put, I believe they are robots of a sort, just well...let me qoute form Skids of the original Transformers: "Deep down we are more like than unlike humans." How's that sound?

Well Greg F said it would talk more about the masks and why they wear them in the future but I think since this is a different world they are made of a living metal that can grow and develope. So sure there not fleashy but they have many human qualities

They are robotic in the sense that they look mechanical. But I'm sure thye don't see themselves are robots, as they are capable of feeling emotions, independant and individual thought, not mindless drones simply created to do work. They see themselves as matorean.

I don't think the matoran know they are robots since all life other than plants on Mata-nui are also robotic. They have no idea that there are creatures with flesh or fur or even what that is.