Trurl and Klapaucius

Trurl and Klapaucius are the main protagonists of the humorous science fiction short stories of the Cyberiad series written by Polish writer Stanisław Lem.

They are two robots who are constructors, who travel the galaxy, designing and building fantastic machines, either on order, or of their own fancy.

For example, in the story "Altruizine" Trurl utters: "I, however, made bold to remind him of the solidarity of all thinking beings and the necessity of aiding our organic brothers".

In the tandem, Trurl is a more enthusiastic, daring, and industrious one, spearheading most of the endeavors of the team, which, unfortunately nearly always end in disasters on a lesser or larger scale.

[2] From the story "The Dragons of Probability" it is known that "Trurl and Klapaucius were former pupils of the great Cerebron of Umptor, who for forty-seven years in the School of Higher Neantical Nillity expounded the General Theory of Dragons."