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 9 years ago / 10

    LSDuino

    • It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the all new LSDuino!

      (too add to your awesome creativity haha)

  • dksmall / about 9 years ago / 9

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

  • Gizmoguy / about 9 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 9 years ago / 5

    The moment we realized Skynet was open source.

  • elmartin76 / about 9 years ago / 4

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

  • Member #590636 / about 9 years ago / 4

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

  • Madboy #82637 / about 9 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 9 years ago / 4

    Oh, classic Nic...

  • HairlessBaboon / about 9 years ago / 4

    Oh God! First the Daleks and now this!

  • l0gikG8 / about 9 years ago / 4

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

  • Dave24 / about 9 years ago / 4

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

  • Sembazuru / about 9 years ago / 3

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

  • Member #394180 / about 9 years ago / 3

    Yet another unintended side-effect of Amendment 64.

  • DanJAB / about 9 years ago / 3

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

  • Jeff Haas / about 9 years ago / 3

    Nooooo! It dropped my latte!

  • Member #659332 / about 9 years ago / 3

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

  • Member #585836 / about 9 years ago / 3

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

  • Member #496602 / about 9 years ago / 3

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

  • 2BitBot / about 9 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 9 years ago / 3

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

  • DaveP / about 9 years ago / 3

    "No disassemble!"

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 3

    Do not look into the laser beam with remaining eye

  • Member #341578 / about 9 years ago * / 3

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

    /*
    Not part of the caption
    * 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 9 years ago / 3

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

  • Dragon88 / about 9 years ago / 3

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

  • Rambo / about 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 3

    Everyone said it would be squirrels

  • Member #636643 / about 9 years ago / 2

    God, I never knew my mom was so ugly!

  • Hackberry Jake / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Stainless Steel Rat / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    When robots come to life

  • Edwilson1989 / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Karate Chop!

  • Member #659296 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Member #239831 / about 9 years ago / 2

    Ewwww! No I will not go home with you!

  • AaronW / about 9 years ago / 2

    The high speed sewer inspection system was TOO high speed.

  • Member #496602 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Sciencez / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Why@ / about 9 years ago / 2

    ATTACK OF THE KILLER REDBOT (in color!)

  • Ted M / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Member #590636 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • 2BitBot / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

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

  • D_C / about 9 years ago / 2

    New Product Friday: Freaky Flying Attack Baby Robots

    No Sparkfun employees were harmed in the making of this video

  • Cybot101 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

    Redbot speech recognition has certainly come a long way.

  • Parizival / about 9 years ago / 2

    "Game over man! Game over!"

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Ford Anglia / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Rudolf! Christmas is only in 8 months!

  • Firefox9001 / about 9 years ago * / 2

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

  • GreenLite / about 9 years ago / 2

    Merlin!! stop UPgrading my bots.

  • cholq / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Wheeeeeeels don't work in air!

  • floppystick6 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Member #25059 / about 9 years ago / 2

    AAAAAAAH! What color is that robot?

  • R0B0T1CS / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • R0B0T1CS / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

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

  • BeerCannon / about 9 years ago / 2

    Caught on film: a practitioner of auto-Redbotica.

  • ChristianLoris / about 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Don't anybody move...

  • You forgot your HAT!

  • kirby g / about 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Maker Nightmare #28: Inadvertently achieving AI singularity.

  • gadgetdad / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Early Daleks also possessed the power of Flight!

    Exterminate!

  • JerryH / about 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 2

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

  • Gizmoguy / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • ameyring / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • scharkalvin / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • AustinSpafford / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • healthyfatboy / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

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

  • MechaTweak / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Not everyone loves our new beard trimming autonomous drone

  • OMG, THE MAGIC IS REAL!

  • Ogre / about 9 years ago / 2

    oh god... since when can robots fart!

  • Bob797 / about 9 years ago / 2

    And now the magic RedBot even flies without adding wings.

  • Whysitsmoking / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Chewie howls at the SparkFun mouse droid.

  • Dave24 / about 9 years ago / 2

    We need better laws protecting us from drones.

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

  • lemgandi / about 9 years ago / 2

    Sparkfun Scrooge confronts the Ghosts of Projects Past

  • Member #286247 / about 9 years ago / 2

    Whaaaaaaaat? The batteries go on top?

  • Member #408050 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • mdancer / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • DrPhibes / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • ME heat o nator / about 9 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 9 years ago / 2

    Quick, Alice, where's the robot swatter?

  • Member #500261 / about 9 years ago / 2

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

  • tmassey / about 9 years ago / 2

    Its Alive; Alive I tell you

  • Cowenator / about 9 years ago / 1

    "I see the light!"

  • Tozian / about 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Member #634623 / about 9 years ago * / 1

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

  • EskimoRuler / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Mad_Robot / about 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • 2BitBot / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Member #15009 / about 9 years ago / 1

    When an AI unit meets it's maker.

  • Member #19154 / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Lion XL / about 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Member #15009 / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • gstein / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • asciirory / about 9 years ago / 1

    Mmmm...brains!

  • asciirory / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Member #652106 / about 9 years ago / 1

    Hit stop, I have an XBee allergy!

  • Member #391621 / about 9 years ago / 1

    Rise of the machines !

  • Madboy #82637 / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • andy4us / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • WemblyTinkerer / about 9 years ago / 1

    WinSparkium LeviRobo

  • WallyByGolly / about 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • EvilTwin / about 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Casper2 / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • SoMuchMO / about 9 years ago / 1

    I must go, my people need me.

  • SoMuchMO / about 9 years ago / 1

    Heyyy Macarena!!!

  • YetiKhan / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Hackberry Jake / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • AgustinGS / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • SVRobots / about 9 years ago / 1

    Added too many jumper wires again...

  • Sam-I-Am! / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Sam-I-Am! / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Skerpy_D / about 9 years ago / 1

    Touch sensor was a huge sucsess!

  • Member #71928 / about 9 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 9 years ago / 1

    Exterminate! EXTERMINATE!

  • THX1082 / about 9 years ago / 1

    Ron Weasley demonstrates his newest ability...techromancy!

  • ScottE / about 9 years ago / 1

    Shortly after Bob went ballistic, the robot followed suit.

  • Tim the Enchanter / about 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Tim the Enchanter / about 9 years ago / 1

    Well that's no ordinary robot...

  • Rad! / about 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Member #461908 / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Member #537769 / about 9 years ago / 1

    Flying BlueBot scares dude wearing Red shirt.

  • Rastus / about 9 years ago / 1

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

  • Rodney B. / about 9 years ago * / 1

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

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