Sure, Tars was a machine, but he was a person, too—in a way. “You’d do this for us?” Cooper asked the machine. “Before you get teary,” Tars said, “try to remember that as a robot I have to do anything you say, anyway.” “Your cue light’s broken,” Cooper said, when no LED came on. “I’m not joking,” Tars replied. Only then did the light flash on.
