The Hair Robot was the creation of “Fryrish” writer Ron Weiner, and he is proud of his creepy robot mutant. “Futurama” co-creator David X. Cohen, on the DVD commentary track, referred to Hair Robot as “one Ron Weiner’s greatest creations.” Cohen prided himself on keeping abreast of fan comments online, wanting to get a general bead on what “Futurama” viewers were responding to. Showrunners sometimes visit online forums just to see what is being predicted for the futures of their respective programs, and sometimes have to change scripts if fan theories prove to be too accurate. 

As such, Cohen knew exactly how fans responded to Hair Robot. He said:

“That guy’s name is Hair Robot. I want to read, if I may, one comment from the internet. There were a lot of posts on the internet after this episode, and most of them very positive about the episode. Here’s one particular one. ‘I wanna know what the hell that creepy hair robot thing was.’”

Weiner joked that his creepy robot was enough to have “brought down Europe.” Show animator, writer, and producer Rich Moore merely commented that it was “Just the creepiest damn robot.”

Fans on Reddit, meanwhile, eventually regained their cool and began to form theories about Hair Robot. Notice that it seems to be equipped largely with the hair of “Futurama” characters Fry, Leela, and Hermes. This has led some to posit that Hair Robot is actually the property of Planet Express and not an independent hair-producing contractor; why else have such specific hair at the ready? Later on, when Hair Robot was in an insane asylum, some fans began to wonder what made him snap and require psychiatric care.

Hair Robot lives on, and is behind you right now.