[ Yeah, yeah, just keep yukking it up, pal. Qubit makes another couple of attemps to click the robot into submission, but finally has to accept that it's not going to happen on this one. ]

No, the signal's fine! It's just not making it into his thick CPU.

[ He waves his hand at the robot, this time with a brief flare of his powers to disconnect its batteries. It can't fall over properly because it's webbed to the ground, so it just slumps awkwardly sideways. ]

Something in the event handler, probably, or a compromised receiver. Either that, or you jinxed it.