• Robots in the Media
     
     
     Astro Boy!
     Astro Boy
    an early Japanese anime from the 1960's
    Gigantor
    Early Japanese Anime, this robot fought crime while controlled by a young boy.
    		 Gigantor
     Robby the Robot
     Robbie the Robot
    From the late 1950's movie "Forbidden Planet", Robbie set the standard for many "movie" robots to come.
    Robot
    From the 1960's TV show "Lost in Space"  This robot had young people all over the world yelling the catch phrase "Danger Will Robinson!"
    		 Lost in space Robot
     Hal 9000
    Hal 9000
    from "2001 a Space Odyssey" Hal was responsible for running the ship and protecting the astronauts. Originally to be voiced by an actual computer programmed by Professor Louis J. Gerstman, the program was replaced by an actor.
    R2D2 and C3P0
    Star Wars is from the late 1970's.  These two robots became the icons for a generation of sci-fi fans.
    		 R2D2 and C3P0
     Johnny-5
    Johnny-5
     From the movie "Short Circuit" he was a friendly robot with a knack for causing trouble.
    Wall-E
    Walt Disney Company's turn to show what a robot can do in this science fiction movie that inspired children all over the world.
    		 Wall-E