▁accident al ▁carbon ▁mon ox ide ▁poison ing ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁only ▁seven ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁Andy ▁( Bob by ▁Por ter ) ▁is ▁a ▁not - at - all - human - looking ▁robot , ▁made ▁from ▁spare ▁parts , ▁with ▁a ▁cow ard ly ▁and ▁ne uro t ic ▁person ality . ▁▁ ▁Otto ▁Bob ▁Pal ind rome ▁( Con rad ▁Jan is ) ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Per ma ▁One , ▁and ▁gives ▁Commander ▁Qu ark ▁his ▁assign ments . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁b ureau c rat ▁who ▁gives ▁new ▁definition ▁to ▁the ▁word ▁" pet ty " — a ▁night m are ▁t yr ant ▁to ▁his ▁under lings ▁and ▁a ▁qui ver ing ▁to ady ▁towards ▁his ▁super iors . ▁Pal ind rome ▁seems ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁special ▁delight ▁in ▁making ▁Qu ark ' s ▁life ▁miser able , ▁although ▁deep ▁down ▁he ▁does ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁certain ▁well - hidden ▁affection ▁for ▁Adam . ▁His ▁first ▁name , ▁" O tto ", ▁is ▁a ▁pal ind rome , ▁as ▁is ▁his ▁middle ▁name , ▁" Bob ." ▁ ▁D ink ▁is ▁a ▁dimin utive ▁and ▁very ▁hair y ▁al ien ▁a ide ▁to ▁Pal ind rome ▁who ▁res emb les ▁a ▁cur ly ▁bl ond ▁version ▁of ▁C ousin ▁I tt . ▁His ▁voice ▁is ▁a ▁x y lo phone - like ▁electronic ▁war ble .