T-1 (Terminator character)

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"T-1"
The "T-1"
First appearance	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Last appearance	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Created by	Stan Winston
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The T-1 is series of fictional robots in the film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. It is an autonomous military robot. In a deleted scene, its full name is given as the "T-1 Battlefield Robot."

[edit] Characteristics

The T-1 is portrayed by three full-scale remote controlled robots, the only difference from its movie counterpart being that it is not artificially intelligent or armed with weapons. Its design is loosely anthropomorphic, a "head" with sensors for eyes, gatling guns for arms, a "torso" that swivels like a human one, and caterpillar tracks for legs. While it is quite large, it is small enough to get around typical office building corridors. The T-1s are given the designations of "T1-n", with n being a sequential number for each one.

Creation of the models was overseen by veteran special effects artist Stan Winston.

[edit] Role in the series

Several instances of the T-1 appear in the present-day setting of Terminator 3, the year 2004. The T-1 is touted as the U.S. Military's most advanced battle robot. They are warehoused in a U.S. Air Force development facility, and several T-1's become activated in the course of the film. The T-1 is never called a "terminator" in the film; however the film implies that all terminators subsequently created by the military and Skynet are descendants of the T-1. Arnold Schwarzenegger confirms that this implication was the intention of the filmmakers, in the DVD commentary for Terminator 3.