Marty forms a funnel with his hand and shouts at the robot.
"Take a step forward!"
The robot's entire body trembles. Its eyes light up and shine like headlights. Looking uncertainly at them, it lifts one of its massive legs and takes a step... backwards.
Blankie shakes his head.
"Marty, I don't understand. Why did it step back when you told it to do the opposite?"