Your March Caption Contest

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It's been quite a while since we did a caption contest, so it's time to dust off your funny pants and get ready to be hilarious! First, the rules:

  • Leave your funniest clean caption to the photo in the comments section below. We reserve the right to delete captions that we deem inappropriate. We’re not too stingy, but try to keep it moderately PG-13.
  • Captions submitted any other way besides in the comment section will not be accepted! That means do not use the feedback form!
  • Captions will be accepted from the moment this post goes live until Friday, March 13th at 10 a.m. Mountain Time.
  • A crack team of humor experts will pick the winner and we will announce it next week.

Here's your photo:

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The winner will receive the new SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Microview. This awesome kit teaches the in's and out's of basic electronics through 11 circuits that go over things like writing code, reading sensors, driving motors and much more. It's all centered around the OLED-toting, Arduino-compatible MicroView.

Alright - feeling good? Feeling funny? Let's hear it in the comments section below!


Comments 172 comments

  • Anachronomer / about 10 years ago / 10

    LSDuino

  • dksmall / about 10 years ago / 9

    After months of work, the Red Hoverbot was perfected, just in time to be banned from AVC!

  • Gizmoguy / about 10 years ago / 5

    A classic case of RTM syndrome.

    Warning: Loading beta versions of Redbot code may have unpredictable and/or dangerous results. Sparkfun is not responsible for any injuries/losses sustained during the use of beta code.

  • FlippinJax / about 10 years ago / 5

    The moment we realized Skynet was open source.

  • elmartin76 / about 10 years ago / 4

    Nobody expected the Rise of the Machines to start with a bearded man in Colorado

  • Member #590636 / about 10 years ago / 4

    It was a little scarier when the makers of the Roomba decided to take on beard trimming...

  • Madboy #82637 / about 10 years ago / 4

    All right, meatbags, listen up! We're going to play a game called Seven of Nine Says. You, bearded meatbag! Seven of Nine Says PANIC! ... Yes, good!

  • Member #268720 / about 10 years ago / 4

    Oh, classic Nic...

  • HairlessBaboon / about 10 years ago / 4

    Oh God! First the Daleks and now this!

  • l0gikG8 / about 10 years ago / 4

    Robots don't high five, no matter how hard you try.

  • Dave24 / about 10 years ago / 4

    Drones don't kill people, bad software kills people....

  • Sembazuru / about 10 years ago / 3

    I know the mosquitoes are big around here, but WHAT IS THAT?

  • Member #394180 / about 10 years ago / 3

    Yet another unintended side-effect of Amendment 64.

  • DanJAB / about 10 years ago / 3

    That awkward moment when you think a transformer is going for a high five. But... TRANSFORM!

  • Jeff Haas / about 10 years ago / 3

    Nooooo! It dropped my latte!

  • Member #659332 / about 10 years ago / 3

    Pull over honey, I think I just saw a leprechaun!!

  • Member #585836 / about 10 years ago / 3

    "Roads? Where we're going, we won't need AAAAH KILL IT KILL IT!"

  • Member #496602 / about 10 years ago / 3

    The horrors of Photoshop - they forgot the shadow again. Or is a new monster in training for Doctor Who?

  • 2BitBot / about 10 years ago / 3

    A little too late Roger realizes adding a 30 mega watt laser to a methane source seeking redbot was a bad idea..

  • 2BitBot / about 10 years ago / 3

    My new redbot girl friend and i argue all the time. Just like the real thing!

  • DaveP / about 10 years ago / 3

    "No disassemble!"

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 3

    Do not look into the laser beam with remaining eye

  • Member #341578 / about 10 years ago * / 3

    A screen-grab Sparkfun's from first feature film: Karate-Chopping Nic No-talker versus The Red-Bot from Mars.

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    * Please make a 30+ minute film created by the staff and submit it to some indie film festival - I would watch it at least once*
    */
    

  • 71784 / about 10 years ago / 3

    Space Explorer to mother ship. We've encounter a race of giant hippies. Returning to ship!

  • Dragon88 / about 10 years ago / 3

    Freeze! Give me all your AA batteries and no one gets hertz!

  • Rambo / about 10 years ago / 3

    Nick regretted answering "When RedBots fly." to his father's question on when he would get a haircut and a real job.

  • xsk8rat / about 10 years ago / 3

    The dental hygiene droid failed the alpha test due to yet another small, but significant, error in metric unit transformation.

  • crkbbyx / about 10 years ago / 3

    Everyone said it would be squirrels

  • Member #636643 / about 10 years ago / 2

    God, I never knew my mom was so ugly!

  • Hackberry Jake / about 10 years ago / 2

    RedBot + Red Bull... Don't do it kids.

  • Stainless Steel Rat / about 10 years ago / 2

    "NO YELLOW WHEELS ON THE FLYING TRACTOR!" To our shame, we didn't know that Tom still had flashbacks from the Dairy Incident of 2013...

  • ubuntuguru / about 10 years ago / 2

    When robots come to life

  • Edwilson1989 / about 10 years ago / 2

    In the next version of the redbot library we have added a new command. Redbot.fly()

  • That hover breakout really installs itself!

  • Jess2 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Karate Chop!

  • Member #659296 / about 10 years ago / 2

    That is quite enough of that! Stop breaking the laws of Physics!

  • Member #239831 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Ewwww! No I will not go home with you!

  • AaronW / about 10 years ago / 2

    The high speed sewer inspection system was TOO high speed.

  • Member #496602 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Captain Hook, you thought the crocs were bad - meet my little friend!

  • Sciencez / about 10 years ago / 2

    James was horrified when he realized that aliens had invaded his latest project and were about to beam it out of there.

  • Member #590636 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Ohm's Law: V = this guy's resistance to the current product line

  • Why@ / about 10 years ago / 2

    ATTACK OF THE KILLER REDBOT (in color!)

  • Ted M / about 10 years ago / 2

    During an archaeological dig, Red Rover discovers a frozen prehistoric human, from a place once known as "Colorado".

  • Member #590636 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Don't worry robot, humans are more afraid of you than you are of them.

  • 2BitBot / about 10 years ago / 2

    A little too late Roger realizes adding a 30 mega watt laser to a methane source seeking redbot was a bad idea..

  • 2BitBot / about 10 years ago / 2

    And I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for this meddling Redbot!

  • D_C / about 10 years ago / 2

    New Product Friday: Freaky Flying Attack Baby Robots

    No Sparkfun employees were harmed in the making of this video

  • Cybot101 / about 10 years ago / 2

    "When pigs fly..", they said. But no one mentioned RedBots...

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    For every project there's a leap of faith... this time someone had a camera ready!

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    "Stop" "Drop" "Turn Left" - You'd think basic voice commands would work, right?

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    My guess is "photoshop"... Hope I'm right!

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    Redbot speech recognition has certainly come a long way.

  • Parizival / about 10 years ago / 2

    "Game over man! Game over!"

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    The future of 3-D modeling is called into question.

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    Another "volunteer" is assigned to that Nick Poole project.

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    Beta code testing advice. If you can't reach the reset button just give it a good slap!

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    A real quadcopter has stability. There's that...

  • Ford Anglia / about 10 years ago / 2

    Hidden wires? Really? It's a Redbot, yo!

  • Rudolf! Christmas is only in 8 months!

  • Firefox9001 / about 10 years ago * / 2

    The lack of upward force clearly horrified the engineer as the majestic RedBot disregarded the laws of physics.

  • GreenLite / about 10 years ago / 2

    Merlin!! stop UPgrading my bots.

  • cholq / about 10 years ago / 2

    Fearing that the RedBot was doing better than he was at the Turing Test, Nick attempts to display normal human emotion.... with limited success.

  • Grey Wolf / about 10 years ago / 2

    Wheeeeeeels don't work in air!

  • floppystick6 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Sparkfun's new FatHead stickers. Like What?!?!

  • Member #25059 / about 10 years ago / 2

    AAAAAAAH! What color is that robot?

  • R0B0T1CS / about 10 years ago / 2

    An engineer is the closest thing to a magician. Engineers should know when to duck.

  • R0B0T1CS / about 10 years ago / 2

    Those who hope that robots will soon rise and kill us all are saddened by the reality of state of the art.

  • Member #659158 / about 10 years ago / 2

    I'm just that scared to! - shouts the ufo

  • BeerCannon / about 10 years ago / 2

    Caught on film: a practitioner of auto-Redbotica.

  • ChristianLoris / about 10 years ago / 2

    Steve learned the hard way why wiring up the IMU with correct polarity is so important.

    Drones don't kill people... oh my gosh Drones do kill People! Run!

  • R. Michael Rogers / about 10 years ago / 2

    The patient wasn't sure it would fit, but the dentist insisted that the tooth-cleaning drone prototype was a 'Minimum Viable Product'.

  • GCF / about 10 years ago / 2

    Batteries Not Included 2: Some Assembly Required.

    This time, it's personal.

  • The experiment in biotech was not going well. The new RedBot was out of control and slightly aggressive...

    But i would be ok, if the original RedBot not decided to fly around it !

    inspired by deadBot1

  • PatentExaminer / about 10 years ago / 2

    Don't anybody move...

  • You forgot your HAT!

  • kirby g / about 10 years ago / 2

    See! I told you guys Pete was a witch! He is trying to attack innocent coworkers with flying Redbots!

  • Member #15009 / about 10 years ago / 2

    What color is that Beanie? Is it black and gray? Even the Redbot with a color sensor is confused!

  • Member #98994 / about 10 years ago / 2

    That isn't an Apple Watch! DO NOT WANT!

  • Maker Nightmare #28: Inadvertently achieving AI singularity.

  • gadgetdad / about 10 years ago / 2

    Sparkfun engineers quietly moved on from their early experiments with AI after an early bot went very, very bad. Some say, this is why Sparkfun needed to change buildings. Some say, that it was this bot that opened up the new building. We may never know.

  • In Soviet Russia, Redbot programs you to follow lines.

  • Member #375102 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Early Daleks also possessed the power of Flight!

    Exterminate!

  • JerryH / about 10 years ago / 2

    Sparkfun invents a robotic solution to punish those who do not support net neutrality.

  • The experiment in biotech was not going well. The new Blood Redbot was out of control and slightly aggressive....

  • Member #150164 / about 10 years ago / 2

    The sneezeBot Detects when someone is about to sneeze, then scares the snot out of them. It has already saved Sparkfun hundreds of dollars in shorted out electronics by preventing sneezes.

  • Member #394180 / about 10 years ago / 2

    The odds-on favorite in the Stair Climbing contest

  • Nate's new "Judge dRed Bot" in action - "Hands up Goldilocks, you've been stealing your paycheck for far too long around here!"

  • jma89 / about 10 years ago / 2

    That moment when the anti-gravity breakout demo goes a little too far...

  • Gizmoguy / about 10 years ago / 2

    While attempting to locate the Holy Grail he encountered the killer Redbot of Sparkfun!

  • ameyring / about 10 years ago / 2

    Stupid Powerpoint is not showing the labels highlighting the features of my new line follower!

  • scharkalvin / about 10 years ago / 2

    Sparkfun's resident Magician demonstrates his amazing powers of levitation!

  • AustinSpafford / about 10 years ago / 2

    The upgraded motors worked all too well during the AVC stunt competition. Far too well.

  • healthyfatboy / about 10 years ago / 2

    Cut off a limb and two more shall take it's...what happened to my hexbug!?!?!?

  • Ahhhhh!!! Ahhhhh!!! The Red Bots are coming, the Red Bots are coming! Ahhhhhh!

  • Member #145744 / about 10 years ago / 2

    In this season of Dr Who we discover the true origin of Daleks and the sonic screwdriver.

  • MechaTweak / about 10 years ago / 2

    Accessing facial recognition algorithm... Exposed upper teeth = smile
    Raised hand = friendly greeting
    Analysis: escalate current behavior to maximize affection from human.

  • Bones McGhee / about 10 years ago / 2

    Not everyone loves our new beard trimming autonomous drone

  • OMG, THE MAGIC IS REAL!

  • Ogre / about 10 years ago / 2

    oh god... since when can robots fart!

  • Bob797 / about 10 years ago / 2

    And now the magic RedBot even flies without adding wings.

  • Whysitsmoking / about 10 years ago / 2

    The last words he heard came from the techs at the workbench, saying "Alkalines out, new high powered LIPO's in. Lets see what this bot can do now!"

  • ftrocchi / about 10 years ago / 2

    Chewie howls at the SparkFun mouse droid.

  • Dave24 / about 10 years ago / 2

    We need better laws protecting us from drones.

  • Any sufficiently advanced redbot is indistinguishable from cursed levitating magic matter.

  • lemgandi / about 10 years ago / 2

    Sparkfun Scrooge confronts the Ghosts of Projects Past

  • Member #286247 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Whaaaaaaaat? The batteries go on top?

  • Member #408050 / about 10 years ago / 2

    New Product Friday: Ned Nerd demonstrates the levitation breakout board.

  • mdancer / about 10 years ago / 2

    Not everyone was stoked about the debut of the GroomerBot 1.0.

  • DrPhibes / about 10 years ago / 2

    The spec sheet didn't say anything about levitation! All I wanted was the wireless kit.

  • ME heat o nator / about 10 years ago / 2

    After the new restrictions on quadcopters, Sparkfun has decided to release two new upgrades for the Redbot: hover mode and attack mode.

  • suitable1 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Quick, Alice, where's the robot swatter?

  • Member #500261 / about 10 years ago / 2

    Is it a bird? a plane? No! It's a RedBot with the FlyingDeath attachment from KickStarter!

  • tmassey / about 10 years ago / 2

    Its Alive; Alive I tell you

  • Cowenator / about 10 years ago / 1

    "I see the light!"

  • Tozian / about 10 years ago / 1

    At this point, physical developments between man and machine should matter; the bearded man should clearly overtake this robot. This is a serious glitch (with the bearded man).

  • eebij / about 10 years ago / 1

    Robot smacking is still legal in the US, apparently...

  • Member #634623 / about 10 years ago * / 1

    I thought it was funny in the movie when she told him. "It's Levi-OH-sa" .... ah crap...

  • EskimoRuler / about 10 years ago / 1

    If you can dodge a Robot, you can dodge a ball!

  • Mad_Robot / about 10 years ago / 1

    While he was completely terrified at seeing a hovering redbot.. The redbot was equally terrified to see a beanie covering the meat-units head-sensors.

  • Member #435690 / about 10 years ago / 1

    When they found inexpensive platinum-plated arduino compatible digital hover wheels, they decided to show the hobo living outside there building that they didn't like him...

  • Honus / about 10 years ago / 1

    Introducing RedBot 2.0 -now available with the new Cyberdyne Systems chip!

  • 2BitBot / about 10 years ago / 1

    It's time for another episode of Redbots and Rednecks!

  • Member #15009 / about 10 years ago / 1

    When an AI unit meets it's maker.

  • Member #19154 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Such a small robot was never thought to be capable of such terror!

  • Lion XL / about 10 years ago / 1

    Jeremy: What a funny noise it's making!

    Caractacus: It's talking to us--all engines talk!

    Jemima: What's it saying? It's saying Chitty chitty, chitty chitty, chitty chitty, chitty chitty, chitty chitty, (Bang - Bang) Bang Bang! chitty chitty Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Oh you pretty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We love you.

  • Member #536169 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Oh NO, I created a vampire robot, no shadow.

  • Member #15009 / about 10 years ago / 1

    I said put a gas sensor on it, not a gas output !

  • gstein / about 10 years ago / 1

    Alex fully realizes his doom, when the Redbot warriors of Ardooine track him down outside of Seattle.

  • asciirory / about 10 years ago / 1

    Mmmm...brains!

  • asciirory / about 10 years ago / 1

    I am Redbot, from planet Sparkfun. What is your name, frightened homeless earthling?

  • Member #652106 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Hit stop, I have an XBee allergy!

  • Member #391621 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Rise of the machines !

  • Madboy #82637 / about 10 years ago / 1

    It wasn't PhotoShop or an invasion. RedBot only wanted to hang out. In the spotlight. Caught on tape.

  • andy4us / about 10 years ago / 1

    ET never achieved the same kind of success again as he did the night he rode the flying bicycle.

  • WemblyTinkerer / about 10 years ago / 1

    WinSparkium LeviRobo

  • WallyByGolly / about 10 years ago * / 1

    It has been said that dogs look a lot like their owners and visa versa. The same can now be said for a Redbot and its owner.

  • jessejay / about 10 years ago / 1

    Programmer: What should the the Z coordinate be? Manager: It's a ground bot, who cares about the Z coordinate. Just initialize it to 5 feet.

  • EskimoRuler / about 10 years ago / 1

    Freeze Human! I am looking for the Source of the Open!!!

  • EvilTwin / about 10 years ago / 1

    Disney/Lucasarts send these things out to punish anyone messing with robotics who uses the "D" word without buying written permission to use their trademarked "D" word.

  • vybz263 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Heck yeah I can fly! Why do you think I've got a Magician Chassis?

  • Casper2 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Redbot stop pestering me! For the last time, there will be NO aerial class for the 2015 AVC!

  • SoMuchMO / about 10 years ago / 1

    I must go, my people need me.

  • SoMuchMO / about 10 years ago / 1

    Heyyy Macarena!!!

  • YetiKhan / about 10 years ago / 1

    "EXTERMINATE!" (the newest evolution in the Dalek regime...straight out of Boulder, CO.)

  • Hackberry Jake / about 10 years ago / 1

    Our new RedBot has a built in anti-theft taser.

  • AgustinGS / about 10 years ago / 1

    Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine arduinoed friend...

  • SVRobots / about 10 years ago / 1

    Added too many jumper wires again...

  • Sam-I-Am! / about 10 years ago / 1

    The all new Sparkfun Delivery Drone. "Parts so fast you'll freak!"

  • Sam-I-Am! / about 10 years ago / 1

    The all new Sparkfun Delivery Drone. "Parts so fast you'll freak!"

  • Skerpy_D / about 10 years ago / 1

    Touch sensor was a huge sucsess!

  • Member #71928 / about 10 years ago * / 1

    Police Lieutenant: Well, Denham, the RedBots got him.

    Carl Denham: Oh no it wasn't the RedBots. It was beauty killed the beast.

  • Stay Tune For Attack of the Flying Red Bots!

  • GeneralPHY / about 10 years ago / 1

    Exterminate! EXTERMINATE!

  • THX1082 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Ron Weasley demonstrates his newest ability...techromancy!

  • ScottE / about 10 years ago / 1

    Shortly after Bob went ballistic, the robot followed suit.

  • Tim the Enchanter / about 10 years ago / 1

    I warned you, but did you listen to me? Oh, no, you knew, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little robot, isn't it?

  • ScottE / about 10 years ago / 1

    Gravity, and our hero's composure, failed in quick succession.

  • Tim the Enchanter / about 10 years ago / 1

    Well that's no ordinary robot...

  • Rad! / about 10 years ago / 1

    Hygiene bot?? Nooooo!!!

  • The latest redbot firmware update is posessed.

  • On this weeks engineering roundtable. Nic finally masters the force, but is to horrified for it to be of any use.

  • Member #305235 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Nate keeps asking when the next rev will be ready, but my telekinesis keeps flaring up.... its really starting to freak me out!

  • Member #541035 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Trapped under the glass, Mark watched in horror as the RedBot, with his plea for help, slid and got stuck on its side.

  • WarpedHumor / about 10 years ago / 1

    Young Vader didn't fasten the hypo to the redbot correctly and it become loose just before he tries to extract the new location Sparkfun from this hapless employee.

  • Member #416269 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Go away! I'm not your mommy!!!

  • Member #461908 / about 10 years ago / 1

    They said his creation was simply too intelligent. He should have listened. His lesson will soon be learned.

  • Member #537769 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Flying BlueBot scares dude wearing Red shirt.

  • Rastus / about 10 years ago / 1

    You wouldn’t say that Dave had a great relationship with his proctologists first generation nanobot.

  • Rodney B. / about 10 years ago * / 1

    "It doesn't even have wings, HOW IS IT FLYING!?!" ZZZZAAAAPPP!!!!! "WHERE DID IT GET LASERS?!?!"

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