Sirius Cybernetics Corporation
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Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is a fictional company in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, notorious for producing irritating and malfunction-prone robots and technology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional company
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organization in fiction ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984 video game)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | fictional universe of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy |
forced cheerfulness in products
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form over function ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exists only within The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe ⓘ |
| genre | satirical science fiction element ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
Complaints Division
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Design Department ⓘ Marketing Department ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
products that fail at basic functions
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products that talk excessively ⓘ products with Genuine People Personalities ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular perception of annoying AI and robots in fiction ⓘ |
| industry |
artificial intelligence
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consumer electronics ⓘ robotics ⓘ |
| inUniverseReputation |
subject of complaints to the Hitchhiker's Guide
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widely hated by users ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annoying user interfaces
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irritating products ⓘ malfunction-prone technology ⓘ |
| medium | science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Happy Vertical People Transporters
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Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ Nutri-Matic drinks dispenser ⓘ talking doors ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise lore
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| portrayedAs |
bureaucratic
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incompetent ⓘ overly cheerful ⓘ |
| product |
Genuine People Personalities
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androids ⓘ doors ⓘ household appliances ⓘ robots ⓘ shipboard computers ⓘ |
| satirizes |
consumer electronics industry
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corporate bureaucracy ⓘ over-engineered technology ⓘ |
| slogan | Share and Enjoy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.