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Galvatron writes...
I'm curious do humans have anti-gravity technology in 2198?
Greg responds...
I don't know.
theSquiggyOne writes...
How many versions of the Steel Clan has Xantos created besides the first batch and the batch in the Edge with electric defenses and advanced AI?
Greg responds...
There have only been two models of Steel Clan Robot.
The original model, commissioned by Xanatos, seen in "Awakening, Part V" and "The Edge" and "Double Jeopardy" and "The Price", etc.
And the Iron Clan Robot model, commissioned by Owen Burnett, specifically to battle Oberon and/or Titania, as seen in "The Gathering, Part II". These are larger, and their chassis are made from iron as opposed to steal, but most of the other tech specs are the same.
The so-called "Advanced AI" model that I assume you're referring to from "The Edge" was not a robot at all. But a suit of armor (red in color) that Xanatos wore. Though from the outside it looked like a red version of the robots, it in fact was obviously constructed very differently. I'm not saying they didn't use any of the robot tech on the suit, since they obviously did, but it also required a separate develpoment phase.
Anonymous writes...
In the 2198 contest you said that gargoyles were experimented upon, but we never saw any gargoyle getting experimented upon or were you saving this for the third season?
Greg responds...
Well, one could argue that the creation of the clones counted as experimentation on Gargoyles, but, yes, I did have further plans.
Anonymous writes...
Would you consider Xanatos, MacBeth and Demona¡¯s tech anachronisms?
Greg responds...
I consider it part of the Jonny Quest school of cartoon technology. Advanced, but believably only one step removed from what we know exists.
Anonymous writes...
How advanced is the Illuminati¡¯s tech? Beyond Xanatos¡¯s tech? Anywhere close to New Olympian tech?
Greg responds...
There's no across the board answer to this. Different groups will be more advanced in different areas.
Anonymous writes...
What are the steel clan made out of?
Greg responds...
Is this a serious question?
icemann writes...
Don`t think this ones been asked be for
Is there any way that technology in the future (2158 and beyond) could bypass the Gargoyles turning to stone? Cause if magic can do it, I can`t see why technology couldn`t replicate the same effect in some way.
Greg responds...
Not by 2198, or 2199 for that matter.
Punchinello writes...
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It brings me to another distinction: the one between sentience and artificial intelligence. Coyote, for instance, can throw a zinger, but is he self-aware? I don't think he is. Xanatos hasn't achieved (or would wish to achieve) that much, has he?
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I don't know anything about computer technology past it's relationship to cognitive studies into artificial intelligence. There is a lot of dispute about the possibility of an actual computer intelligence. I'm not competent to say if the possibility is real but I would not discount it. I can see numerous avenues for foundations for intelligence besides the neurochemical variety. Incidentally, I once took a Turing test...and failed. I was delighted.
Greg responds...
I don't know what a "Turing test" is. Sorry.
I believe that in the Gargoyles Universe that artificial intelligence is truly possible. I just don't think any Coyote robot we've seen has truly achieved it yet.
Matrix may be closer.
Saber writes...
Are humans and gargoyles genetically compatable as far as having children?
Greg responds...
Not without help from science or sorcery.
JEB writes...
How common will genetic engineering and cybernetics be by 2198? The same as the 1990s, commonplace, obsolete, or something else entirely?
Greg responds...
Not quite commonplace. But not as rare as in the twentieth century.
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