CreativeRoboticsNicknameFilter

July 24, 2009 5:43 PM

I need a creative robotics/mechanical/electrical (engineering) themed nickname for a shirt I'm making. Constraints and criteria below.

Disclaimer: I realize this is particularly difficult question to answer, but I feel it's the exact thing AskMe is for, people collaborating towards a common solution.

It must be no more than 13 characters.

I'm very big into Star Wars (who isn't?) so huge bonus points to something Star Wars related.

Something with a rank or title is also encouraged.

I'm looking for something clever, but also something acceptably professional-sounding. I'll accept all suggestions, and judge for myself. It's just something to keep in mind.

posted by WilliamWallace to grab bag (11 comments total)

What's the "audience" for the shirt? Who will be wearing it, and who will see it worn?

What is the shirt, exactly - a printed t-shirt? Why are you making it?
posted by amtho at 5:52 PM on July 24

Can you explain more about what you mean by "naming" a shirt? You mean something emblazoned on the front? Big letters or small? Or a marketing term for a shirt that will not have that word emblazoned on it?

Also, whenever posting an AskMeFi question, always monitor it for the first hour or so to answer clarifying questions right away. Don't just post and disappear ...
posted by intermod at 7:11 PM on July 24

THX-1186
C4-PO (upgrade)
posted by plinth at 7:13 PM on July 24

1234567890123
hoth hvac guy
astromechanic
ewok da vinci
hoth luau rep
kessel runner
alderaan dlpl
mon cal anglr
its a trprkpr

posted by cowbellemoo at 7:20 PM on July 24

Thanks for the quick replies.

The audience is people of all sorts, but mainly my peers, and a few people in the industry.

It's going on the shirt sleeve under my name.

It's part of a team. Some other examples are Lt. Kernal, and Hardware Czar.
posted by WilliamWallace at 7:24 PM on July 24

Here's the roster for the Red Squadron during the Battle of Yavin. "Red Five" seems like the obvious choice. (The Gold Squadron, unfortunately, fared even worse.)

The Empire and the Dark Side offer more choices that fit your "title" criteria than the Rebel Alliance.
posted by gnomeloaf at 8:47 PM on July 24

Dude, what industry? Who are your peers? What kind of team?

Are you in high school (probably not)? Software development? Game development? Hardware development? Auto industry? Packaging robotics?

It sounds like some kind of I.T. thing, but I.T. is everywhere...
posted by amtho at 9:28 PM on July 24

Battle Droid

TK421

Watto

Kessel Runner

Power Droid
posted by markjamesmurphy at 11:48 PM on July 24

Tek Porkins
posted by markjamesmurphy at 11:50 PM on July 24

Robotics related:
Senor Singularity
Some title or job name along with words like Positronic, Cybernetic, Bionic
Uncanny Valley Girl (it's too bad you're not a chick. I just wanted to add this to the list. Maybe it'd make someone a good roller derby name...)

Star Wars related:
General Grievous
Grand Moff [Your Name]
Darth [Your Name and/or Role] (kind of obvious, I know)

It'd be much easier to make puns if we knew what your role was on the team -- Lt Kernal and Hardware Czar both appear to reference actual jobs/areas of expertise.
posted by olinerd at 5:01 AM on July 25

My role is Mechanical and Electrical design and fabrication.

Thanks for all the input so far!
posted by WilliamWallace at 12:39 PM on July 25