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Cameron Terminator
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 No commentsCameron is a fictional character on the FOX television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is a spin-off of the Terminator film franchise. Cameron first appeared in the series’ pilot episode as an unknown model of Terminator — a fictional type of cyborg envisioned as a soldier and assassin. Cameron is portrayed by actress Summer Glau who, in 2008, won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance.
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Terminatrix (T-X)
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 No commentsThe T-X, nicknamed the “Terminatrix”, is a fictional gynoid[1] assassin. It is the main antagonist in the movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. It was primarily portrayed by Kristanna Loken. The fictional T-X has the ability to assume the appearance of other characters. The T-X’s power to take on disguises is related to the shape-shifting T-1000; therefore, several other cast members occasionally portrayed the T-X throughout the film.
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T-888 (Vick)
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 No commentsVick Chamberlain, portrayed by Matt McColm, is a T-888 Terminator sent back in time to help create a traffic surveillance network that Skynet hopes to use in the future. An advanced infiltrator, Vick poses as the husband of city manager Barbara Chamberlain, murders one of her political enemies, and adapts his mission to attack a group of Resistance fighters, including Derek Reese, when he finds one of them spying on her. Although his mission is not directly related to the Connors, he is their principal Terminator adversary early in the first season, while Cromartie obtains a new biological covering and begins his search for them anew.
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T-70
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 No commentsThe demonstration featured as the premise for T2 3-D involves several large practical effects robots called T-70s, designed as mechanical soldiers, with large miniguns on their arms. They are the earliest terminator models shown to have a humanoid form with arms and legs.
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da Vinci Surgical Robot
Posted on March 18th, 2009 No commentsThe da Vinci Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical is a robotic surgical system designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach, developed by Carl Wouters.
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