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{{Character Data
| photo=BR25 - Crichton.png
| role=Robotic research assistant, ''[[Searcher]]''
| birthdate=[[2492]] CE
| born=''Searcher''{{'|s}} lab
| seen=Time of the Hawk
| actor=[[Jeff David]] (voice)
}}


=Appearance=
{{Quote
Crichton's body is comprised of a tapering elongated cube. His neck is extendable allowing him to reach over ten feet in height.
|Dr. Goodfellow| Crichton? Yes. A truly remarkable robot, I tell you.
=History=
|Colonel Wilma Deering| That's the understatement of the century.
==Origin==
|Dr. Goodfellow | Century? No, no. Not century, Colonel - millennium. Do you know he's absorbed an entire millennium in the last three days? And he's extraordinarily attuned to the unusual. Do you know what he said to me this morning? He told me that the tongue - listen to this - The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as a full-grown elephant.
Crichton was created by [[Dr. Goodfellow]] to assist the scientist with his work. Twiki aided in this creation and in several episodes he referred to Chrichton as his "son"
|Colonel Wilma Deering| Oh, come, Doctor. That's a little hard to believe.
|Dr. Goodfellow | Difficult to swallow, you mean?
|attribution=Dr. [[Goodfellow]] and Col. [[Wilma Deering]] aboard ''Searcher'', {{BR25|Time of the Hawk|prose=Y}}
}}


When first activated, Crichton recited Asimov's three laws of Robotics.{{#tag:ref|Crichton did not recite the prequel, 'Zeroth' law, to which the other laws were subordinate, as it did not exist when the series was made.  Asimov created the Zeroth Law in his 1985 book Robots and Empire, as he felt that his initial three laws were insufficient to protect society at large. This law, which is basicaly a wider reaching variant of the first law, stated that a robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.<ref name="Issac Asimov on Asimov Wiki">Issac Asimov's Page on the [http://asimov.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Asimov Wiki]</ref>|group = "N"}}
'''Crichton''' is a robot invented by Dr. [[Goodfellow]], a scientist aboard to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'', in [[2492]] CE.
==Personality==
Crichton has a quite abrupt manner, as demonstrated by his refusal to accept that he was created by a human. When annoyed he will extend his neck to look down on others.
==Aboard the [[Searcher]]==
When Crichton's brain unit was temporarily damaged, it was briefly replaced with Twiki's brain unit. <ref>[[Shgoratchx!]]</ref>


=Behind the scenes=
Goodfellow, assisted by [[Twiki]], assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during ''Searcher''{{'|s}} expedition to find the lost colonies of [[Earth]]. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the [[Three Laws of Robotics]] {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}. 
Crichton was named after The Admirable Crichton, the title character in the J.M. Barrie play of that name.<ref>[[Shgoratchx!|Wikipedia]]</ref>


His voice was provided by [[Jeff David]].
{{Characters (BR25)}}


=References=
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==Notes==
 
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==References==
[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]
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[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]
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[[Category: Robots]]
[[Category: Searcher Crew]]

Latest revision as of 22:50, 27 January 2021

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Crichton? Yes. A truly remarkable robot, I tell you.
That's the understatement of the century.
Century? No, no. Not century, Colonel - millennium. Do you know he's absorbed an entire millennium in the last three days? And he's extraordinarily attuned to the unusual. Do you know what he said to me this morning? He told me that the tongue - listen to this - The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as a full-grown elephant.
Oh, come, Doctor. That's a little hard to believe.
Difficult to swallow, you mean?

Crichton is a robot invented by Dr. Goodfellow, a scientist aboard to the starship Searcher, in 2492 CE.

Goodfellow, assisted by Twiki, assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during Searcher's expedition to find the lost colonies of Earth. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the Three Laws of Robotics (BR25: "Time of the Hawk").