Super Rex

In 1975 the Super Rex was released to consumer and critical acclaim. It was everything robots had strived to be up till that point and strived to live up to afterwards. Super Rexes came with a number of features and were able to be upgraded with simple to use cartidges. Post-plague, the Super Rex is one of the more common robots. Its durable, relatively smart, and very useful.

History
The Super Rex was designed and tested for seven years before it was even announced. It was built around the idea of correcting the mistakes of the Olympus, a cheap upgrade of the Standard. It was also made modular so that it could be used for numerous applications, notably: firefighting, cooking, and driving cars.

The Super Rex was advertised like a sports car. Its comercials showed it sparkly and new surrounded by attractive fun looking people.

The most famous ad was a beach cookout with people playing volley ball and building sandcastles. The Super Rex puts a flag on the top of the castle and helps the cook season his hot dogs. The ad climaxes with someone accidentally splashing the Super Rex to everyone's horror. However, it shakes off the water and anounces "Don't worry, a Super Rex is never a wet blanket". The group laughs and it closes with the narrator stating that the robot is only $800.00 and avalible where all fine machines are sold.

Features
The Super Rex had hands instead of claws, could sit down, and could engage in simple coversations. These features were standard on all Super Rexes but the real fun came in the program cartridges. These small grey rectangles could be loaded onto the the Rex and provide it with the power to perform a new task. They could not enhance physical limitations but could optimized performance. Best sellers included:

"Super Chef" A cooking program.

"Maid" A cleaning program that optimized performance with vacuums, dusters, and sponges.

"NightGuard" A security and property defense program that enabled the Rex to attack hostile persons in a designated area.

"Accents Galore" A program that could change the accent of the Rex to sound different. Varients included French, English, Spanish, and Cowboy.

Cartirdges were usually sold for $5.00.