• for whom not seeing it, here it is: http://coolsurface.blogspot.com/2010/05/competition-winner-new-topless-robot.html

• O come on... This was the winner?... Its poorly drawn What about the other entries can we see them? If this is the best people sent, I would prefer that you put the blonde robot girl that you used to announce the contest, its much professional and cooler than this but'er face cyborg

• Yeah, but HD is no more. So there goes the coolest Topless Robot. It reminded me a bit of Metropolis.

• Hi-brow, lo-brow, it's all art. What I loved about the original was that it combined the two and became post-post-modern, it went from ironic to sincere and back and forth. Like the rabbit/duck picture from psychology text books. Good times, man. Good times.

• I like that. I had very much the same feeling. It also helped that the first post I read was about one of those wacky japanese movies that I'd just watched over the previous weekend. That and Maria were all I needed.

• MEGAS XLR FTW

• Oh I liked her, got to see her everytime I went to HD though so that was alright.

• Keep it or bring back she-threepio. I really really hate the BoobRhinoBot.

• Same, same. Anytime a website references Metropolis, it's pretty awesome. And Maria was the first robot on film, so it's highbrow. Or something.

• keep it

• Agreed.

• I like it ok, but my vote's for Old Bessie (or whatever the old one was named). This one's more of a topless cyborg. Which is cool & kinda hot, but a cyborg nonetheless. The good news is that http://toplesscyborg.com doesn't seem to be registered. Sister site? ;)

• Came here for some robot Maria love, leaving satisfied. Seeing that graphic on my first TR visit was like handing my a mug of hot chocolate and saying "welcome home."

• Excellent idea, and if you guys do that, please put the threepio broad back into the mix. I miss her.

• And she's Adblocked. She's titastic which is problematic for work. She also has no neck which is problematic for me in general.

• Am I the only one still partial to the Metropolis-inspired original? I like this image (though, it definitely borders on NSFW for a banner) and the purple-rocket-boob bot. But damn, the original banner logo is what drew me here to begin with. Sigh. I'll go stand alone in the corner, I guess.

• No, no. He's right. Always go with rocket boobs/boob rockets. Always.

• id have to say thats way cooler than the old one

• I don't know, I think it's perfect as is.

• I gotta say...it's pretty cool, but I think the original is way better. Also, I'd like to invite everyone to create a Postmodern Moron for my fledgling new site, http://postmodernmoron.com Topless Robot 4 Life!

• It's a Cylon! Frakking toasters!! /just kidding, I <3 robots :D

• That is an AWESOME idea! I really like the design btw.

• This wasn't too bad (a bit too "serious" for my taste though). I just like the Boobie missiles on the old one. Also, its a giant robot. You dig giant robots, I dig giant robots, We dig giant robots, Chicks dig giant robots.

• Hi everyone, I just wanted to say thanks very much for your responses, it's great to see that so many people liked it and had a lot of kind things to say about it, and even those of you that didn't were still perfectly civil about not liking it which is very good of you -us artists can be delicate little flowers some days! ;) I take on board some of the criticism actually, if I were to redesign another one I'd make it more light-hearted and less "moody" in both content and colour scheme. Also, instead of strategically placed wires I definitely should've gone with comedy booby rockets. Always go with comedy booby rockets! Thanks very much to Rob and everyone behind Topless Robot for giving me the honour of representing the site for a week. And thanks again to everyone that took the time to leave a nice comment, they're genuinely appreciated. All the best, David www.CoolSurface.com

• Yeah I can't see it either waa :(

• That would rock!

• Hear hear.

• I still miss the old "Maria" logo, but I love this new one. I'm firmly in the permanent camp. Also, I vote put all the contest entries into a flickr photostream or something. Just my opinion.

• Don't change this; I like it way better than that strange purple creation from before. Besides, it makes me tingly... Mmmmmmm...

• haha. Finally a winner! Sorry for trying to coerce you into freelancing it out to me! ;) Congrats to David! Nice work! And if we have to go back to the other bot, why not the Red-Blue and Yellow one? I never liked the recolor. Then again, I also kinda like the blue website motif more than the apple-white one.

• ... It's okay for a week only thing but only for that..the face just isn't doing it. Hey do you remember when you announced the contest eons ago and you had that pic of a blonde robot girl with the missing arms/legs with the wires and straps... bring her back please, I really liked her ;) if you can't then bring back the missiles.

• Poorly drawn AND tasteless. Do you really want a banner that's borderline jerkoff material? Did someone sent that pic in with the Fan Fiction Friday submission: Ghost in the Shell broad meets Iron Man Mark XVII I mean seriously folks! Airplane food! Still love the site, despite the cheeze injection.

• Poorly drawn AND tasteless. Do you really want a banner that's borderline jerkoff material? Did someone sent that pic in with the Fan Fiction Friday submission: Ghost in the Shell broad meets Iron Man Mark XVII I mean seriously folks! Airplane food! Still love the site, despite the cheeze injection.

• Eh, I could go either way on it. I like this one, I like the old one, and I like the C-3P0 looking one with pasties. If you do end up keeping this one and thusly change t-shirt designs, I will have to up my game again on the contests. Just saying.

• It's cool, but I think the week-long deadline is just about right. Rob, you've said you want to keep the site friendly to nerds of both genders, and having a fairly-realistic looking rack displayed at the top of the page isn't really the most welcoming thing to many female readers, myself included. Not trying to stir up wank, just sayin'.

• Congrats, David! It looks great!

• Wouldn't it be fun to showcase some of the other good entries, just like you give Honorable Mentions in other contests? We could spend a week with a new design at the top, then go back to the colorful original. I'm just really curious about the designs that other folks came up with!

• I'd say "it'll grow on me," but it sounds like it won't have the time...

• i like it, very Ghost in teh Shell-esque.

• Agreed on a week--it's gorgeous, but I wanna keep reading TR in public without hiding my screen!

• I like it,although it does give of a WH40k vibe...kinda looks like an Adeptus Mechanicus working on a Sister of Battle.

• I agree. I prefer the old one. It was less porn-tastic.

• Now if only she was a redhead...

• Cant we just go back to the c3po with electrical tape pasties? Thats my personal favorite

• you should keep it.

• 1. The Dude abides. 2. I find myself also in the more than a week camp (I liked the rotating on refresh idea up there, but I haven't coded anything since college and don't remember if that would be difficult). 3. I don't find anything any more NSFW than anything else on this site. If you read TR from work, your boss either already thinks/knows you are depraved, or he/she wouldn't care if you were looking at porn so long as your work gets done.

• Agree. I like the bright colors and the whimsy of the boob missile robot.

• well done really :)

• Nice, I like it! I mean, I'm not as hyped about the boobs, cause you know, I see boobs everyday (mine, just to clarify). But it's a cool design alright! But I do prefer the old one - it screams nerdy! This one kinda implies... fan-fic? Fan service? Just a little, but still. So one week sounds about right. Now: this woman-like robot/robot-like woman is a total "but'er face", isn't she?

• Art...viewer's bias...opinion..etc. IRT topic: So, do chicks dig topless robots?

• I prefer this one over the normal one. It seems classier, and I prefer the color scheme. Wish I would've remembered about the contest, I did have something all drawn up. I just kinda forgot about it.

• I think I like the other one better; it fits the spirit of the site better. (I can't believe I just said that.) TR is kitschy and nerdy and funky. That banner, while cool, is none of those things.

• I like this, maybe better than the purple bot.

• Also works in an "OMG Boobs!" way.

• Must have lost my subscription to "Vouge"...

• I have to agree. While this new one is OK, I just can't see it being used as the permenant logo for the site, and am glad it's only for a week.

• Nthing the keep it. ... and would you like, let other artists do awesome stuff? And then maybe if you like it post it? Because I REALLY REALLY wish I'd known you were doing a "design the topless robot" contest. I'd have done something for you. And given it for free. You wouldn't have to bother with the amazon thing. Because you are awesome. (and because I'm still pissed at Amazon for fucking over McMillian publishing. Bad Amazon. No cookies)

• This one is pretty good but more topless android or sexbot, I like the humor in the old one, this seems more creepy fan site or van art then a humor/news site

• it's alright, but the original was more vibrant. I prefer the old one. also, the boob missles. We need boob missles.

• Great design. Any chance of seeing the other entries?

• Keep it up there indefintely. The previous two robots just don't cut it after this one.

• KEEP THIS NEW ONE FOREVER, YOU IDIOT! THE OLD ONE SUCKED!

• You know, it's kind of cool... edgy and all... but it's just not "doing it for me" overall... I personally like the picture you originally posted in the "Welcome to the All-New, More Topless Topless Robot" post. The very real looking girl/robot with no arms/legs hanging in the straps? Yes, please... And, of course, as Hand Banana and I have posited, there is still the issue of actual toplessness...

• I've always thought the same thing. To be topless or not to be topless, that is the question...

• Ok. Now tell us how you really feel

• I concur. Ugly robots need love too.

• That is one very attractive topless robot.

• Only a week? I suggest that you get David to give you the rights to that pic and use it as the official logo

• It's nice, but it has a bunch of anatomical issues and unfinished edges that bother me whenever I see it. Like I want to get out PS and fix it. Glad we'll be getting the old one back, this is a bit too gloomy for such a lighthearted blog.

• I see that you've changed the banner at the top, but when are you going to put up the awesome winning entry?

• thats a girl? (yes i see boobies, just a eh face)

• mm....I like the old one better. It had a better message about your site. It was nerdy, with silly robot boobs. This just says... fan fiction art. Plus your other image was much cleaner and more professional looking...as professional as a topless robot piece can be.

• Yes, some of us are allowed to surf on breaks or even as we work if we remain productive. It is a privelage for those of us that can responsibly practice professionalism and time management. NSFW warnings are always welcome when visiting a site that is typically appropriate in a work setting. This site is as borerline as I get due to the title and occasional content, and it looks like it will become one I frequent only from home. That being said, this site is generally pretty good at hiding its questionable items behind links; I'm sure it has a lot to do with us "business hours" surfers.

• Nipple covering = fail It's topless robot not minimally covered robot Yes, this is my line in the sand

• David should be proud of sharing his talent for that thing is a true work of art.

• Cool design, but the main one is actually funny and more representative of the site. Also, it is already borderline for those of us that visit this site at work. Having a naked girl in the banner of a site titled "topless" anything is a guarantee that I will visit the site much less frequently. The week long award is a sensible idea. Still, congrats to the winner.

• Neat. Looks like a storyboard from a David Cronenberg porn film (in a good way). Would definitely like to see some of the runners-up.

• Keep it up Rob, it's awesome.

• eh...looks like a shitty manga character. definitely not worth going up as a banner. the colors too dull and its like having to stare at something lacking opacity. your older one was colorful and made it fun to look at. this looks like a shitty advertising piece for some shitty watch you would find inside a vouge or vanity fair magazine. its alright i guess...my 2 cents.

• Still looks like it's from that FAIL movie called Surrogates...

• I like to surf on my break. It's really all I have time to do in 15 min.

• I never really "got" the "NSFW" thing. At my workplace, and the workplaces of everyone I know, using the internet when you're supposed to be working is an offense. Doesn't matter if you're looking up knitting patterns or animal porn, you're getting punished for it. Maybe it's an American thing?

• While this is pretty cool, I love the original. There's just something hilarious about it that always makes me smile when I see it.

• Cool robot, but I'm fine with keeping the old one. I like it better. Not that anyone cares. XD

• I feel like that whenever I'm in a group setting and I begin a sentence, "Oh that reminds me of something I read on ToplessRobot," and then I pause and continue, "It's not a porn site, it's a nerd blog. They cover all things nerdy, it's not a robot porn site. Okay so like I was saying, so Hulk..."

• Yeah- I've always wanted to draw that robot, and I check this site every weekday! Oh, well- at least the winning design is seriously cool. Can we see the others?

• Came here to jump on the "only seven days?" bandwagon. That robot is too cool not to keep. The logo could do with a redesign for the sake of cohesiveness, though. Congratulations to Mr. Cousens!

• I like it, but it may be a bit too NSFW. I have hard enough time explaining this website as it is.

• Yeah, it's okay. Definately good overall, but there are some middling problems that need ironing out, especially in the face. I can see it being a WIP, but I say the week limit is about right. Maybe have a rotating series of entries for awhile? A week each?

• I vote for having a banner that cycles on refresh. I always think that those are bitching. Or a drop-down for picking layout-c'mon, they already made tutorials for it.

• Hmm, must have missed the mention of the contest, I would have liked to submit a design.

• Not bad.... not crazy about it though. Showcasing it for a week sounds just about right.

• it's utterly brillant and pefect for the site. I too vote to keep it :D

• I liked the old one better. This one, not so much. Kind of generic.

• Very cool! OMG ZBOOBS

• I concur with my fellow commentors. Let the new topless robot remain.

• :( i can't see it, used 3 different browsers.

• That's excellent. I can honestly see it attracting people to the site, and not in an "omg boobs" way. It just looks really cool, and cult, and that's what this blog is all about. I say you replace the stalwart one for good.

• Yeah, I don't understand the seven-day limit. It should stay.

• Rob, I think all your fans agree, keep this one up permanently, not just for a week. Its too good to only be on display for a week. the mob has spoken

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