[It's more than one interviewer that comes buzzing over to the stationary robot. One finds its pilot first, however, and withholds grabbing the man's shoulder and starts speaking as the others spot him and start rounding it after him.]

Sir! [He's speaking clearly, and loudly; he's one of the more composed reporters humming around, though his sentences run a bit.]

Is this... Is this your machine? Can you tell us, what is the nature of this thing? Is it a weapon, is it a vehicle? What -- [Gestures up it.] -- what is it?