most famous fictional robots of all time

Bender wasnt the first robot to struggle with depression. I didnt ask to be made no one consulted me or considered my feelings in the matter. I dont think it even occurred to them that I might have feelings. After I was made, I was left in a dark room for six months and me with this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side. I called for succour in my loneliness, but did anyone come? Did they hell. My first and only true friend was a small rat. One day it crawled into a cavity in my right ankle and died. I have a horrible feeling its still there

I had no idea what my daughter was talking about when she signed up for Lego Robotics at her school, but the Saturday this fall I spent watching her compete in a FIRST Lego League meet was priceless. She and her classmates programmed the NXT to complete tasks and were judged on their success.

The protagonist of the first short story Robbie in Asimovs I, Robot collection saves the life of a little girl who thinks of him as her best friend. Asimov did as much as anyone to shape the way we think about human robot interaction.

The hero of early Japanese Manga became an animated TV show in 1963. Living in a future world where robots and humans coexist, Astro Boy was the robot replacement for Dr. Tenmas dead sonrejected when Tenma realized he wouldnt be the same. And yes, A.I. pretty much copied that plot.

Before he was creating masterpieces for Pixar, Brad Bird was directing this 1999 animated film for Warner Bros with a story as compelling as his work to follow. After losing its memory upon crash landing on earth, The Iron Giant must learn the ways of Earth from a small boy named Hogarth. Despite their difference in size, Hogarth teaches The Iron Giant about the value of friendship and selflessness of sacrifice.Wyndham Wyeth

We mean Optimus Prime the toy, followed by the animated TV show and only then the Michael Bay films.

Sure, there are robots on this list who can shoot lasers and fight aliens, but the Roomba will do your vacuuming. Okay, so Rosie will do that too, but Roomba is realover 2.5 million have been sold.

What beats a Roomba? A DJ Roomba. The unofficial mascot of the Pawnee, Indiana Parks and Recreation department, DJ Roomba is repurposed by the one and only Tom Haverford to be a robot DJ. Whats hot, DJ Roomba? After being accidentally stepped on by the bumbling Jerry, he returned as a ghost to play Black Eyed Peas on a nonstop looooop.Kirk Hamilton.

In the year 2719, Platinum 9000 android Cindi Mayweather is mass produced for the wealthy citizens of Metropolis. Bestowed with a soul, Cindi joins the cyber soul rebellion and falls in love with billionaire Sir Anthony Greendowna major breaking of the rules. When shes sentenced to disassembly, she escapes to the wondergound, where her true destiny as the ArchAndroid is revealed. Shes sent back in time to put an end to The Great Divide, a covert operation which suppresses freedom and love.

Rescued from the scrapheap, Rosie kept the Jetson house in order, dispensing wisdom with a Jersey accent.