Looks great, Rob! Nice work and best of luck with it.

LEGEN -- wait for it -- DARY!

It's all clean and sparkly...like a teenage vampire.

I like it. The site revamp that is, not the teenage vampire

Yay, neat. Pretty sure I got way too excited about this.

Nice design, guys. EPIC SUCCEED

Frankly, I find the picture of this article to be an acceptable topless robot.

Awesome! An interesting color change from the black and yellow-ish scheme to this white and light blue, but another week of browsing should take care of that confusion. Congratulation on your new look and features! I look forward to many more mind-scarring, liver-destroying posts.

Can I try my hand at photographing you a new Topless Robot for the site?

Personally I miss the purple color scheme, but all in all this new TR is looking sweet.

Oh, man! FFF and a site re-design?
And people think Friday the 13th is unlucky.

I like the layout, and the overall design, but it's awful... bright. I'm sure I'm not alone in liking darker backgrounds where possible. Any chance a couple different themes could be available when you get around to profiles and logins?

Fancy new digs, man.

No issue with the new design. I look forward to the login/profiles of the future

Who is the person in the topless robot pic? Is that finally an image of Mrs. Robot?

I was just about to complain that you took away the archive, but I found it. The site looks great!

Congratulations and well done!

Am I the only one who misses the blue background?

Still, there is the issue with the tags. Namely, when you click on a tag, it only goes back twenty entries. FIX IT

Finally a contest I have a skill set for! Teh ideas are a comin!

Any limit on entries?

Nicely done, son.... I do miss the darker background, but it's no biggie. Congrats and good luck!

Looking good, Rob. I approve.

Eh, I kind of wish the site wasn't so "light" Rob you hae a knack for darker humor, I think the site should not be so "heavenly" lol.. other than that it's dope !

It also now makes all of us with less impressively designed sites look like ARSE.

I'm excited about this contest too ! Woo!!

NNNOOOO!!

i like the tags and sidebar but i don't like the white.
it's so bright! i sit here in this nerd cave to avoid the sun and any approximation is just as bad to me.

sorry, i'm going to need to internet boycott you no. it worked for Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2!

TOPLESS ROBOT RESPONSIBLE THIS?

Quick thing - the anchor tags for the comment section don't seem to be working, at least not with Firefox 3.0.15 (I need to upgrade, I know.) It just takes you to the top of the page, not down to the actual comment section. Anyone else have this problem, or is it just me?

Looks snappy, can't get the search function to work properly though.

Not bad. I have to admit that I was expecting the new look to consist entirely of a bunch of browser-choking ads (Yes, I do use Firefox and Ad Block, but even so). Or worse yet, become one of those sites that does that whole ad redirect thing.
So on that score, this was definitely a win.
(If you're taking requests, how about a "Preview" function for Comments?)

Not bad Rob. Looks pretty good. I'm still trying to figure out why no contest, but still FFF.

I... I don't know what I'm looking at in the banner, but it frightens me.

It frightens me greatly.

Shiny, chief.

so much white my eyes weren't ready for this

Awesome new design I didn't mind the old one but this one looks really nice.

really not digging the new look and logo.

at all.

AGHHHHH!!! CHANGE IS SCARY!!!! I HATE THE NEW SITE AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH IT!!!! YOU RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!!!! Oh wait-this is actually kind of OK....nevermind.

I'm on my phone so I can't exactly appreciate it in its fullness, but the front page took less time to load than the other layout so that's a plus.

Now convincing family members this isn't a porn site will be easier than ever. I mean, pictures like the above and FFF notwithstanding.

And bring on the contest baybeh! Batzarro Gonna be the winrar!

Good times. Just one, tiny, inconsequential complaint... which is that individual articles look like shit in my Google Reader now. Since that's how I like at 95% of the internet that I look at, it's a little disappointing.

That is a fairly small problem, though.

Neat. I was hoping we would be able to quote each other, but don't look a gift horse in it's new robotic tits...

looks crap in Google Reader.

A long time ago when I first discovered this site, there existed a giant list of every single tag that was ever used. I liked that list. Please bring it back.

Also,the lines on the side should be dark blue, the light blue boxes should be dark blue, but other than that I like it. It's just too bright.

Looks great. Definitely digging the reduced load time as well, TR could bog my browser down pretty badly occasionally.

Now I have to decide if I want to do an entry or not... hm.

Remember that giant tag list? Can we have that back?

Definitely TOO WHITE. Gizmo no like Bright Light either!

As always, terribly thrilled with TR, especially with the new layout and design. You still rock my world and I am certainly going to be throwing my two cents in for the re-design of said TR.

I kinda liked that the old site wasn't modern, and had an old school feel to it. That made it seem more... genuine to me.

Oh well, I fear change I guess. It looks nice. Could be darker though.

I kinda like the new topless robot lady...but, being an artist, I'll see if I can come with something silly. Or maybe something as horrorific as FFF.

WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS

Neat!

Nice. It's very different and I find change hard to deal with, but I still like the new design. Good work.

Great new look.

Me likey! Much needed upgrade. Just no stupid pop up adds like Superhero hype!

Hey, snazzy new look!

An update for the site could only be a good thing. Looking good, Rob. I think the only item that could have made this better was registrations.

Otherwise though, definitely a thumbs up from me.

We fear change....(hits mechanical hand with hammer)

Love the new look. I'm partial to darker colours, but I must say that this is pleasing on the eyes.

Looks good and clean. I thought the original color scheme stood out and had more personality, though. Granted, now that the basic new design is in place, you can always play around with the colors.

occasional poster - daily reader.

Looks good... as long as I don't get lost (the internet and I don't get along) all should be well.

got one of those posting doo-hickies where it'll email me when someone replies to my post calling me a jackass? Otherwise I'll mist many of the interweb insults flung in my direction...

I approve. You will not be assimilated... today. Maybe in addition to a new logo there could be a contest for a catchy song to go along with?

Also, the Most Viewed and Most Commented articles seem to only be from the last few days.

Nice work, Rob. Really digging this.

I'm McLovin the new look!
Everyone responsible for the new TR gets a free BJ!

TR said: "Now, there's aren't commenter profiles and log-ins yet..."

Nice to know that in this crazy layout changing world, the one constant is still there: the drunken typos.

Love the new layout. A little white, but I think my eyes will adjust after a few visits.

Woah! I thought I'd clicked on to the wrong site at first.

I'll miss the old design and colour scheme a bit... But this new one is A+! Love it.

Yeah, like most nerds I sit in a dark room most of the time and this is a little bright. Overall, though, i dig it.

I like the redesign overall... should maybe try a few different color schemes, just for the hell of it...

I will say that the new TR Logo isn't, well, honestly, feminine enough to go with the toplessness... I mean, when I think of boobs, I want to know that they are attached to a female and not something more ambiguous...

"there's aren't commenter profiles and log-ins yet, but they're still on the list, and they're coming"

ugh... I hate websites that make me register to leave a comment. The more I register just to leave a comment, the more spam I get.

What the? I hate it. Bring back the dark, my eyes are bleeding. And even if I somehow get past that, it looks generic, washed out, bland and boring...

No, sorry... Just no.

So it's come to this?
Topless Robot 2.0?

I'd like to get it on with Dark Willow. Apropos of nothing.

Argh, even more stupid websense blocking issues. It was bad enough that I couldn't see the videos, now I can't even see article titles!

What I CAN see so far, though, looks great!

Dig the fact that the site no longer looks like a LiveJournal circa 2001.

One change: put the Anti-Life Equation in the masthead and make us all your slaves.

test
test
test

I like it. Pulled it up on my iphone and it looks good there too, not that I recall any problems there to begin with.

*thumbs up*

2 things I would suggest: a background image to break up all the white, and reducing the letter-spacing. Other than that, nice redesign

Did you guys see what the Fonz just did?

Oh, sure. First it's a slick new site design, then we'll be barred from saying "fuck" in the comments, and then Rob will hire a staff of ex-IGN bloggers who moderate the comments with their own brand of vindictive, overpowered-nerd dickery, and then finally Topless Robot will be bought by Yahoo and turned into a corporate shill site full of fake comments from marketing bots while Rob sits in a palace with Drew Curtis, Harry Knowles, and Eric Bauman sipping champagne and laughing!

Sure, the site looks good, and I'm happy for Rob, but I fear change when it comes to things on the Internet or my underwear drawer!

Good luck, anyway. Thanks for making it look cool for us, Rob.

I love the site's new look.

So...bright....but looks....pretty good!

I ask you: what other nerd site has an entire header devoted to Rap? Besides maybe MC Chris' site.

As an LA Kings fan, I approve the new look.

So does the new logo have to be a female robot? Is that a stupid question?

We fear change.

i want a dark background. How about some different themes or something?

Also, is "Insanity" only being seventh on the tag list shocking, or is it just me?

I love the change to white background it's easier to camouflage with the other windows at work hehehe

Not really digging it.
Preferred a darker skin, any preferences for that anywhere?
guessing probably not...

Dr smashy you're rather have a man bot fire his moobies at you?

What the fuck is wrong with you?

My eyes! My eyes! My God, what have you done!!!

It looks so clean, and sterile. I second the request for a dark background.

And he knows how this Topless Robot? I do not understand that it generally is!

Woah that threw me off, it's so bright! Now how am I supposed to read FFF in the dark when my monitor is this bright.

awesome! now this is change I can believe in :D although I am a tad disapointed in the lack of fur content. I was looking forward to the yiffing.

GAH. BRIGHT.

I'll get used to it, I'm sure, but for now...

GAH. BRIGHT.

I am a fan of the new design! It's so pretty. I am drawn like a moth to a flame. o.o

Although, for those who have been temporarily blinded, may I suggest using a different background color than white? Keep it bright, like another light color, just not white.

Whoa, I go away for a day and the human waste hits the rotating air moving device....

Actually the new layout looks good, but I'd agree it's a bit...white...

Um no offense but the huge banner ad at the top of the page really overpowers the actual content. I realize you guys rely on ads to keep the site going but man, that one at the top is not only huge, it's the very first thing users see when visiting the site. Eyes are drawn to it instantly, which is great for the advertiser, but bad for the site itself. The message it sends to visitors is "Hi, get ready to be bombarded with ads!" The ad at the top of the page greatly overshadows the graphic with the name of the site and it basically overpowers any actual content you may offer. I'd strongly recommend finding a more subtle way to include your sponsored ads- what you have now sends a really negative message to your site visitors. You'll get more clicks on that ad, but the site itself will get far fewer impressions as a result. Just a thought.

Yo, the top is hideous man. The rest is nice and clean though.

Well holy skywalk, the site is so crispy! Love it, looks very clean.

Banner ad?

*pets Firefox*

"You're a good little web browser, aren't you?"
"Yes you are! Yes you are!"

Well its slicker but I liked the old design better simply cause it was darker. It felt more...homey.

This one feels like a factory. If that makes any sense.

For what it's worth, I hate the new layout. White one white? Let's get some color in here!

Damn. I used to be happy that my site (PopBunker.net) looked better than TR. Now I not only have 1/1500 the readers but the new look kicks ass. Congratulations I guess. :D

Why a Marvel banner and not a Comics banner? Why Star Wars and not Science Fiction? Why Transformers and not Anime?

Considering that you do post stuff on Superman and Batman, Star Trek and the Prisoner, GI Joe, etc.

The headers seem limited.

It's..............beautiful. *_*

Seriously a huge step from what it was before! Great job!

Looks great!
I come here everyday for my daily dose!

OOOOOOOOO shiny & pretty! :D

Seriously, why the freaking SPERM theme and purple failbot? It hurts my eyes!

@Captain Spadge: Naw, you're wrong. It look way better than before.

Nice job. The site looks alot more stream lined.
Whos responsable this

This feels more spacious.

What? Where? Who? When? The hell!?!? That was a very unexpected change! TR 2.0 looks so new ,so white, so clean and shiny my eyes hurt! All this so sudden! I feel lost and old and scared! Moooooommmmyyyyyy!

Congratulations Rob for the new look of Topless Robot. Salud to more nerd news, self loathing, snarky comments, bitchiness, witticisms, horrifing FFF, shameless nostalgia, WTFs, nerd riots and nerdgasms all in a gloriously bleached white background.

Nice, I'm digging the new look and features. It's like going from Walkman to iPod.

I love the new layout Rob. Also looking forward to those profiles and whatnot. I shall enter this contest as well. heh I'm just giddy.

Whoa.

GREAT new page look!! Great!! :)

It's garbage, I hate it, and it's terrible.

It's too bright, too generic looking, the font text is bad and too spaced out making it difficult to read, images are annoying, and the logo is exceptionally lazy.

This is just plain hideous graphic design from a website viewpoint, it's poorly made, generic, and tacky, half-assed and all over atrocious.

You should be ashamed of yourself for even acting proud of this. It's godawful.

Why is there still no forum/message board??

Overall the new layout looks good, but it'll take some getting used to. I agree that it's quite bright though, maybe too much.

Before you change anything else, please please fix the letter spacing. Right now, it's hard to read.

screw that: where'd you get the fembot picture for this article? My life was meaningless before I found out about fembots :(

umm, the "C-3P0 stripper bot" is the robot from Metropolis dude. That movie is only one of the greatest achievements in sci-fi filmaking, but hey, not like this is a geek website or anything, I guess you don't need to know that...

HATE the new look bigtime. The topless C-3P-ette was charming and had personality to burn, so why jettison her? If you must have a new robot, please go with something like a cheesecake version of Maria from METROPOLIS rather than a generic Shogun Warrior.

And, yeah, I know C-3PO is a Maria knockoff in the first place, but I suggest her due to that very similarity to what you had in the first place. In fact, fuck that. Bring back your original mascot!

I honestly liked the old one better. sorry just my 2 cents in.

I also agree that the header needs a little work. I like the new logo but think it needs to be bigger. There's too much empty space between it and the robot and it doesn't connect. Not to mention they're both being squeezed out by a huge ad banner.

I think what would overall help the design is a colored border around the edges. Everything being white makes it look too generic, too empty, in my opinion. I think it's great you've improved the functionality to resemble more modern sites and blogs, but I don't think you need to look just like every other site out there.

P l e a s e f i x t h e s p a c i n g .

The contrast is a bit harsh on the eyes, too. A darker background or border color would be less migrane-inducing whilst viewing a large number of posts in popular threads.

I don't like change!!!!!!! Ahhh!!!

WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS?

No but really, I liked the old style... this is too... modern.

Shiny and white. Rob, you've gone and apple'd the site haven't you?
It's pretty, but it looks legit. The old one was grimier and the institutions like fff didn't seem so incongruous.

You need an Adrienne Barbeau-bot with laser beam eyes and "D-Cups Full of Justice."

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3419792166_71fd6aaa71.jpg

I go temporarily blind...so white...

I think it should be a little less bright as well. It's a touch blinding. Definitely going to need a new banner because this one just isn't quite cutting it.

I like the new look! My layout eye has a problem with the text, though. The font is good, but the spacing is just too loose. The leading's fine, it's just the spacing between the characters. I know it sounds trivial, but it is affecting the look of the page. Even though you've designed for a lighter, more open look, you might want to scale it back a bit with the actual text.

Classy new look. Love it.

Loving the new digs man! It looks so shiny and neat.

Hell yeah!!! I LOVE IT! Welcome to the 21st century, dude!

Wow! I Love the new design/layout.

More power, man!

must the new site be "i just created this website" eyesore WHITE???

nothing like blinding eyestrain while im trying to read articles

Dude. The site takes forever to load now.

It's also about 50px too wide to fit on a 1024x768 screen without a horiz scrollbar.

Just an fyi for those web designers with giant widescreen monitors - web presentation is about the lowest common denominator. Web-safe fonts, colors, and sizes do not vary at your whim.

The new name design is like leet speak, Ro3ot
the be looks more like a 3.
looks pretty good,
I like the new topless robot girl, is she on the assembly line?
reminds me of the "Im a robot I can put my arm back on, you cant so place safe" commercials haha

Shes not topless if shes got a logo on her tits.
The c3po one got to bare it all, just cus this one looks like a real woman-one whos an amputee cyborg- doesnt mean she cant show what shes got

Bring back the darkness!

Love the new look man. took me by surprise!

Man that's a bright light.

Grats on the redesign! Looks great!

I actually like the sterile look of the white, but I agree that the header does look... unfinished? There isn't anything bringing the two pieces together. Not sure if its the lack of border to frame it in together, or the huge add that is currently covering part of the logo, but I find myself just glazing past the whole piece.

I didn't mind the font spacing too much at first, it isn't bad in short comments, but once you hit paragraph status it does start to just look like a wall of letters with nothing breaking it up.

I really do like the new design Rob, but like many others, the colors are too bright. Maybe switch them to darker colors or have different color schemes available when we get logins? (The logins are a great idea too, and it'd be cool if we could 'favorite' articles and such...)

Love the new layout keep it up :)

Mostly the new design seems fine (I never really like change but I get used to it). but there's something about the typeface that's bugging me. I don't think it's the font - more like all the white space, like the letters are farther apart than they need to be, and the lines look double-spaced. But whatever, change the look all you want, just don't change the content, because I love the site just as it is.

whats the picture attached to this article from? Surrogates? Sarah Conner Chronicles? Its bugging the hell outta me.

Good Luck! This is awesome, I'd been a reader of this site for over a year. :D

Is there any chance you can make the site use 100% of the user's window width? I've got huge borders on either side of the browser's window with nothing in them? What is it with web site designers and wanting to keep everything in a narrow strip down the middle? This resdesign would have been a perfect opportunity to get away from that.

Otherwise, nice and clean, if a little too bright.

I like the robot and the new functionality, but here's yet another vote for the site being too bright. I make a point of disabling my ad blocking software on sites I read regularly. Unfortunately, I'm currently using a Stylish theme that happens to cut out the ads just because it doesn't burn my eyes. (And, apparently, because I'd rather form rants about alleged freeloading than write my own frelling style. Bad, self! Bad!)

Congratulations on the new design. Very nice!

But remember, it's all about the content. ;)

As the designer of the original C3P-ette, I would like to say thanks to those of you who miss her. I preferred her sexier look over the current one who could maim you with a nipple.

I like the layout quite a bit, but, like so many otheres here, a darker color scheme would loook better. Not everything has to look like an Apple store. I also have to say I prefer the original Topless Robot robot, she looked ready to party. This one, even if it's the same one you use for the t-shirts, looks like she's only ready for one thing: Destroying All Humans.

Regardless, keep up the great work!

Oh, and one more thing: The title of each blog post doesn't show up above their appropriate entry. In fact, on the main page, only one blog title is visible-- the latest-- and it's at the very bottom of the screen. Same with this entry: the title is at the very bottom (directly below the "Post" button of this comment, actually). Maybe it's just my office computer settings?

As long as the robots always have nipples, Topless Robot will always be my favorite blog.

While I like the freshness of the new design, I gotta say it kinda looks waaaay to 'template blog' to me. This is probably due primarily to the kind of --how can I put it?-- "default font" look the text headers have, and also the sterile gray/white/faint blue color combination. ...Though I agree about the old site looking rather dated, I think the *idea* of some solid colors framing the whole thing the way the old site had gave it all a visual anchor, if you will, that prevented it from looking --at a glance-- like every other blog site out there. ...Might be something to look into for design tweaking.

uhm...I would love to remove that TR logo from that poster. Where is that from anyway?