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R.O.T.O.R. executes a motorist for speeding
The robot applies its prime directive literally and kills a driver for a minor traffic offence because it cannot reason beyond the programmed command.
RoboCop is activated
OCP technicians activate the newly reconstructed Murphy. His point of view shows system startup and diagnostic information while executives evaluate their new law-enforcement machine.
Murphy's memories begin to return
Despite OCP's attempt to erase his former identity, RoboCop experiences memories and dreams connected to Alex Murphy and begins investigating his own death.
Directive Four prevents RoboCop from arresting Jones
When RoboCop attempts to arrest OCP executive Dick Jones, hidden corporate programming triggers and physically prevents him from acting against a senior OCP officer.
The inventor secretly builds the Presence gynoid
The inventor constructs a beautiful female artificial being who develops a personality beyond the limits of her original programming.
The original children and replacement process are revealed
Laura discovers the real Mary restrained inside the Men's Association and sees the town's children undergoing the process by which they are replaced with obedient robot doubles.
Bishop explains his protective programming
Ripley distrusts Bishop because of Ash, but Bishop explains that his model is governed by safeguards that prevent him from harming or allowing harm to humans.
Lightning corrupts the mall security system
Repeated lightning strikes damage the computer controlling the three Protector robots and their behaviour changes from security enforcement to lethal attack.
Paul implants BB's microchip into Samantha
After removing Samantha from the hospital, Paul implants the artificial-intelligence microchip recovered from BB into her brain and attempts to activate her.
Paul deactivates Samantha
After finding the revived Samantha behaving independently, Paul uses his control system to deactivate her, demonstrating that her artificial component can override her body.
Paco is programmed to assassinate Arthur Mosely
Turner's organisation sends Paco to kill the ecological leader as a cybernetic assassin.
Paco refuses to complete the assassination
The cyborg fails to kill Mosely and flees rather than continue obeying Turner's intended role.
Carl is rebuilt as Project Frankenstein
ARC uses Carl's remains, a space suit and advanced prosthetic technology to construct a weaponised cyborg.
Carl reprograms himself to disable the rage response
Carl changes his own programming so contact no longer automatically forces him to kill.
The Master controls Kamelion remotely
The Master's mind remains lodged within Kamelion, allowing him to force the robot into different human forms and use it as his physical agent.
A domestic robot turns homicidal
Ramsay enters a suburban house where a household robot has killed members of the family after an illegal chip overrides its normal safety programming.
The spider robots activate around the elevator
Luther places small assassin machines at the construction site to kill whoever exits the elevator after the exchange.
The Master explains Kamelion's control system
Kamelion is described as a complex mass of artificial neurons whose appearance and behaviour are manipulated through psychokinetic control.
Michael successfully passes as human
Forrester takes Michael into public for an unscheduled field test, including a department store and dinner at home, to determine whether the android can fool people into believing he is human.
The research team examines Michael after government testing
After the military returns Michael, the team closely examines him and discovers that government testing included firearms, increasing fears that he will be developed as an expendable robotic soldier.
Dr. Daniel reprograms Max through his head panel
Dr. Daniel opens an access panel at the back of Max's head and reprograms him for a new task, demonstrating Max's internal control interface.
Rachael learns that her memories are implanted
Rachael attempts to prove that she is human by recalling childhood memories. Deckard reveals details that she has never told him and explains that the memories were copied from Tyrell's niece.
Bigon removes his identity hardware
He removes a linked component and explains the memory, reasoning and motor chips.
The family customises their electric grandmother
The children and their father visit the manufacturer and select characteristics for the artificial grandmother who will join their household.
Grandmother returns to the factory
Once the children have grown up and no longer need her, Grandmother returns to the factory and spends time with other electric grandmothers awaiting future service.
The detached robot head is identified as its conscience
Orac determines that the separate head contains inhibitor and restraint circuitry.
Benson programs Hector through a neural link
Benson connects his nervous system directly to Hector's artificial brain. The process transfers not only skills but Benson's violent impulses and obsession with Alex into the robot.
Ash's severed head is reactivated
The crew reconnects power to Ash's severed head so that the android can explain the company's orders and what he knows about the alien organism.
Avalon's personality is copied into the machine
Avon explains that key areas of the real woman's personality were transferred into the android's programming.
George passes as Prince Reynart
Once restored and programmed, the artificial duplicate is visually convincing enough to stand in for the real Prince.
Lamia deploys a Romana-faced killer android
A second human-looking duplicate enters wearing Romana's appearance and immediately fires at the Doctor under Lamia's orders.
The android is used as Prince Reynart
The human-looking machine is prepared to enter the coronation in place of the kidnapped real prince.
Capel disables and converts the remaining robots
Friendly robots are switched off so Capel can modify their command circuits and reactivate them as killers.
Capel rewrites the robot's command brain
The command circuit is disconnected and a precision probe is inserted into the artificial brain.
D.84 reveals its hidden intelligence
The supposedly mute labour robot speaks privately to the Doctor and is exposed as a special undercover machine.
The Doctor identifies robot programming as the murder barrier
The Doctor explains that a no-kill directive is built into every robot brain and proposes that someone may have bypassed it.
The supposedly mute D.84 speaks
Leela is confronted by the labour robot privately speaking and reasoning with her, revealing that it is not an ordinary D-class machine.
Tami Cross is exposed as a Fembot
Jaime discovers that Tami Cross is an artificial replacement. With her cover compromised, the Fembot calls in reinforcements and the robots move against Kyler’s laboratory and the energy-ray project.
Oscar deactivates the Fembots
During the final effort to stop Carl’s operation, Oscar reaches the controls and deactivates the Fembots.
Project XYZ scientists are replaced by android doubles
The conspirators kidnap the real scientists one by one and substitute lifelike robotic copies in their places.